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This resource is provided by the National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEdU) and is the sixth chapter from the MatEdU Science Educational Handbook. This handbook is designed to offer flexibility and adaptability in teaching materials science education and training. Its...

This resource is provided by the National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEdU) and is the table of contents from the MatEdU Science Educational Handbook. This handbook is designed to offer flexibility and adaptability in teaching materials science education and training. Its...

This resource is provided by the National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEdU) and is the title page and introduction of the MatEdU Science Educational Handbook. This handbook is designed to offer flexibility and adaptability in teaching materials science education and...

This learning module looks at materials selection from an eco-efficiency point of view. Students will learn the underlying causes of unsustainable practices, research how energy is used to create products and begin to examine the environmental impact of materials used. This activity is intended for...

This 10-page resource provided by T.E.A.M.: Technician Education in Additive Manufacturing includes information on a materials recycling activity. "This module introduces concepts of material processing (called pulping) used in recycling paper to create pulp out of post-consumer paper products." The...

These presentation slides created by Kim Grady and Mel Cossette provide information on materials recycling. The slides provide a blank KWLD chart, an image of recyclable materials, information on composites, and images of pulping equipment and the pulping process. 

Made available by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the Materials Science and Technology Teacher’s Workshop (MAST) modules were created through the work of high school teachers, university professors and students. Seven modules...

This PDF document from Edmonds Community College describes career pathways related to materials science. Jobs described include composite manufacturing technician, quality and testing technician and composite assembly technician. The document would be useful for materials science instructors and...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. In this episode of ATETV, viewers visit a community college prep class which is helping students improve their math skills. The instructor describes the importance of mathematics and how this class is...

This collection of videos is part of a series of lessons on math provided by DeafTEC. Gary Blatto-Vallee, a math and science instructor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, guides viewers through a variety of mathematical exercises in this DeafTEC video series. All lessons are fully...