Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison K. Polasik, The Ohio State University; Glenn S. Daehn, The Ohio State University; Michelle R. McCombs, The Ohio State University

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, 2016Implementation of Materials Science in the High School ClassroomHigh school science teachers often express two key challenges: teaching science in a way thatencourages students to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, andmathematics) fields and equipping graduates with literacy in math and science required forsuccess in those fields. This paper describes a professional development program rooted in thefield of materials science that was developed to address these difficulties. The program is fundedby the U.S. Department of Education’s Math and Science Partnerships (MSP) program. Over thethree-year introductory phase of the program beginning in summer of 2012 and continuingthrough spring of 2015, several key goals were achieved and

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Bethany B. Smith, Arizona State University

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Learning Strategies from Spring 2014. For thestrategy of using contextualized hands-on classroom activities, 91% said it supported or stronglysupported their learning. For contextualized mini-lecture, 79% said it supported or stronglysupported their learning. Finally, for the statement, "Material I learned in this class will be ofvalue to me after graduation in career or graduate school," 86% agreed or strongly agreed.Overall, the key feature of contextualization of content in the web-enabled, engagement andfeedback pedagogy in the JTF project played an important role in enhancing student attitude,achievement, and persistence.Introduction The science of learning is moving forward rapidly, as described in How People Learn(HPL): Brain, Mind

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; Rick Ubic, Boise State University

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and five local middle and high school teacherson campus for an 8-week research experiences working with different lab groups. Given therelatively small number of participants, we chose qualitative interviews as our primary source ofdata for assessing the effectiveness of this program.The participants identified numerous positive aspects of participating in the summer researchprogram. Students appreciated the sense of community they developed with both the otherparticipants in the research program and the other members of their lab groups. Although most ofthe participants did not report the summer research experience as having a strong influence ontheir decisions to pursue graduate school or careers involving research, they did report

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cavalli, University of North Dakota

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questions were multiple choice or true/false related to specific technicalinformation covered over the course of the semester. Three additional questions were includedon the pre- and posttest related to students’ perceptions about their understanding of the conceptsand their comfort in discussing course material with their peers or instructors.In addition, a survey was administered at the end of the semester regarding student’s generalopinion of the flipped course format and their perceptions of the value of various aspects of thecourse on their learning as well as the perceive value of the course for their careers. Studentswere encouraged to participate in the survey by being allowed to drop low homework orparticipation scores in exchange for

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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, matched to engineering challenges for societal benefit. The course uses case studies,Granta CES software, laboratory and design activities, with selected readings to providerelevance for core concepts in materials science early in student’s academic career. The goal ofthis paper is to provide a model of how other universities can design laboratories for students,aligning best practices with departmental goals.BackgroundA 2008 report from the Workshop on Materials Science and Materials Engineering Educationsponsored by the National Science Foundation September 18-19, 2008, promoted changes forundergraduate programs in materials science1: “To attract more students to the discipline, materials programs should change the message used to

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Wise Barnicki, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Anne-marie Nickel, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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seen rapid growth in the importance of private standards in chocolate valuechains.15 With changes in technology increasing demand for other materials with serious ethicaland sustainability issues (especially cobalt, with 20% of the supply from Congo extracted bysmall-scale mining operations that have no oversight and rely on child labor and workerexploitation),16 students may find that their future engineering careers depend not just on theirknowledge of materials and manufacturing processes but possibly even more on their ability toplace that knowledge within an awareness of larger supply chain issues resulting from myriadcauses.ConclusionThe authors have enjoyed exploring the topic of chocolate from a pure knowledge perspective,along with