Volume 27, Nrs. 3-6

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS EDUCATION

Volume 27, Nrs. 3-6, 2005

PROCEEDINGS OF THE MRS SYMPOSIUM, Fall, 2004

“COMMUNICATING MATERIALS SCIENCE - SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR THE 21st CENTURY”

Guest Editors: Fiona Goodchild, Shenda Baker, Wendy Crone and Susan Rosevear
Based on the MRS Electronic Proceedings Volume 861E, by courtesy of the Materials Research Society.

Minds-on Science David C. Ruth South Seneca High School, Ovid, NY	87
Turning Cutting-Edge Research into Secondary Curriculum Greta M. Zenner¹, Wendy C. Crone^1,2, J. Aura Gimm³, Ken W. Lux1, Paul M. Voyles1 ⁴, Nicholas L. Abbott1⁵, Cindy G. Carter⁶, Anthony P. Cina⁷, Ann Pumper Comins⁸, Johan Tabora⁹, Pamela Tuchscherer^10,Tyson Tuchscherer¹¹ and P. John Whitsett¹² ^1,2,4,5University of Wisconsin, Madison; ³Duke University; ⁶Stoughton High School; ⁷O'Keefe Middle School, Madison, Wisconsin; ⁸James Madison Memorial High School; ⁹Northside College Preparatory High School; ¹⁰Gearhart School, Oregon; ¹¹Daly Middle School, Lakeview, Oregon; ¹²Fond du Lac High School	91
Exploring Materials Science with LegoTM Brick Models Dean J. Campbell Bradley University, Peoria, Illoinois	97
Conducting Interactive, Online, Web-Based SEM Lessons Around the World A. Chumbley1, L.S. Chumbley¹, G. Cassuccio² and H. Barron² ¹Iowa State University; ²R.J. Lee Group	105
Strategies for Developing Cutting-Edge Curriculum and Outreach Materials A.B. Ellis ^1,2, G.M. Zenner ^3,4 and W.C. Crone ^3,4 ¹Division of Chemistry, U.S. National Science Foundation; ^2,3,4University of Wisconsin - Madison	115
Integrating Materials Science into the Uruguayan Curricula Laura Fornaro, Héctor Espinosa, Gustavo Laborde University of Uruguay	123
ScienceLine Fiona. M. Goodchild and Martina A. Michenfelder University of California, Santa Barbara	135
On the Use of Flash Movies in an Introductory Course on Materials Science I. R. Harrison, P. C. Ray, M. Fleck, R. H. Locklin, A. Weisner, and P. R. Howell The Pennsylvania State University	141
The World of Materials Essays: A Writing Intensive Approach to Teaching Materials Science P. R. Howell The Pennsylvania State University	149
The NanoKids Educational Outreach Project Suzanne Lamminen and James M. Tour Rice University	161
Broadening Middle-School Students' Images of Science and Scientists at the Fifth Grade Level Diandra L. Leslie-Pelecky¹, Gayle A. Buck², and Angela Zabawa³ ^1,2University of Nebraska - Lincoln; ³Lincoln Public Schools	173
An Effective and Engaging Science Module on Measurement Peter A. Ozimba Perkiomen School, Pennsburg, PA, and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis	179
Teaching NanoScience in High-School Classroom Using TranSIESTA-CTM Software Manju Prakash State University of New York, Stony Brook	187
Employing Microfluidics in the Demonstration of Cell Encapsulation Rebekah R. Ravgiala Merrimack High School, New Hampshire	195
Materials Science and Technology: A Curriculum that Works Thomas G. Stoebe¹ and John M. Rusin² ¹Edmonds University of Washington, Seattle; ²Community College Lynnwood, Washington	203
Research Experiences for Teachers in Materials Science: A Case Study Michelle A. Strand¹, Steve Wignall², and Diandra L. Leslie-Pelecky³ ¹Southeast Community College - Milford; ²Seward High School; ³University of Nebraska-Lincoln	211
Long Term Integration Plan of Nanotechnology and Material Science into Fourth and Fifth Grade Science Curriculum Souheil Zekri, LaNetra M. Clayton, Ashok Kumar, Geoffrey Okogbaa and Louis Martin-Vega University of South Florida	217

Topical Index, Volumes 1 - 27

1. Metals	223
2. Ceramics	231
3. Polymers	239
4. Wood	247
5. Characterization	251
6. Crystal Growth	257
7. Electronic Materials	259
8. Phase Equilibria	263
9. Cement and Concrete	265
10. Biomaterials	267
11. Mechanical Properties	269
12. Structure and Defects	276
13. Pedagogical	281
14. Other Topics	305