Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Folz, Virginia Tech; Christine Burgoyne, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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Materials

is built on a prerequisite laboratory in which characterization methods wereintroduced through the evaluation of metals in a semester-long evaluation project. In the courseunder discussion, various processing methods were taught in the first few weeks, after which aseven-week design project based on one or more of these techniques was developed by teamsconsisting of three to five students. The problem presented to the students was to develop aproject that illustrated the impact of processing on the properties of the materials. Teams wererequired to design both the technical and managerial aspects of the project. The teams wereevaluated through the use of two written reports, periodic class presentations (evaluated by boththe students and the

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Materials

preparation, testing, and properties of Portland cement. Implementing a methodologygenerally consistent a project based learning approach, the students worked in teams toexplore real-world problems involving mixing, placing, curing, and testing of concrete. It iswidely held that project based learning contains two essential components: (1) a drivingquestion or problem that serves to organize and drive activities, which taken as a wholeamounts to a meaningful project; and (2) a culminating product(s) or multiple representationsas a series of artifacts, personal communications, or consequential tasks that meaningfullyaddresses the driving question.1 In this project, the students were challenged to examine aeqoogtekcnn{"cxckncdng"Ðtgcf{-to-wugÑ"eqpetgvg

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajay P. Malshe, University of Arkansas; Salil T Bapat, University of Arkansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Materials

-materialsengineering disciplines. A common theme of feedback received from the students at the end ofsemester included ‘I learnt chemistry well (instead of MSE)’. Over the last five years, the authors(instructors) have taught the ‘Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering’ classexclusively to the non-MSE students (primarily from mechanical, industrial and electricalengineering). From the student feedback obtained during this time, instructors realized the needfor a hands-on project for sustaining students’ interests and keeping them engaged while learningthe fundamental concepts of the field. It is thus necessary that the traditional materials sciencetetrahedron (Figure 1(a)) should be modified to cater to the interests of students from non

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Blake Herren, University of Oklahoma; Ryan Cowdrey; Weston Scott Sleeper; Colin Bray; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma

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Materials

the University of Oklahoma to improve undergraduatemechanical engineering education integrating 3D printing technologies and advanced materials,emphasizing two core topics: (i) design and manufacturing of 3D printing systems and (ii) 3Dprinting and mechanical characterization of nanocomposites. The specific instructional objectivesare to improve students’ understanding of key materials, manufacturing, and mechanics conceptsby 3D modeling and 3D printing of multifunctional polymers and nanocomposites. The integrationof advanced manufacturing and advanced materials is carried out in two consequentialundergraduate projects: (i) development of direct-extrusion based 3D printing system; and (ii) 3Dprinting and characterization of nanoparticles

Conference Session

Curriculum for Green Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Keilson, Loyola College in Maryland; robert pond, Loyola College; william karasz, Loyola College; kyle bates, Loyola College; ryan christopher, Loyola College

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Materials

Automotive Lighting SystemsThis paper is a summary and demonstration of an innovative senior design project. Theprimary impetus for this project was to reduce the Cu content in recycled steel fromautomobiles. Although recycling steel from automobiles is a large business and growingglobally, there is little incentive to separate out the copper wiring before recycling theautomotive chassis. The slow but inevitable increase in copper content with eachgeneration of recycled steel can lead to too much variability in the mechanical andwelding properties of the steel.The project team decided to focus on redesigning the electrical power distribution systemto allow for easy retrieval of the copper. Three senior students at Loyola College inMaryland worked as

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Ferro, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

objectives for a Materials Engineering course were established using principles ofcourse design from Fink [1]. In Fink’s taxonomy, six different types of course objectives arepossible. The different types include that of Foundational Knowledge, Application, Integration,Human Dimensions, Caring and Learning How to Learn. According to Fink’s model for coursedesign, a course should also include a Rich Learning Experience [1], or project, which addressesmore than one course objective. The paper will discuss the changes that were made to the courseand the approach to course re-design to allow for new course objectives. Assessment data forseveral of the objectives from two sections of the course will be presented. The course includesan audio podcast

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Materials

control facilitate engagement, self-motivation, and creative approaches to learning. The course design leverages existingeducational research that suggests strong correlations between self-determination and creativity.By providing students with increasing levels of autonomy – and corresponding increases increative opportunity – throughout the semester, the project-based learning experiences enablestudents to connect materials science topics to personal interests and contexts. Students reportthat the course contributes positively to their creative thinking, and they emphasize the benefitsof freedom in choosing topics and learning strategies.IntroductionImagine yourself as a first-semester sophomore, entering the classroom on the first day of

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sayyad Zahid Qamar P.E., Sultan Qaboos University; Majid Al-Maharbi, Sultan Qaboos University; Josiah Cherian Chekotu, Dublin City University

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Materials

of his experience as a researcher/academician, he has been actively involved in research and accredi- tation work related to engineering education. His technical research areas are Applied materials and manufacturing; Applied mechanics and design; Reliability engineering; and Engineering education. As part of the Applied Mechanics and Advanced Materials Research group (AM2R) at SQU, he has been involved in different applied research funded projects in excess of 4 million dollars. He has around 200 research/technical publications to his credit (2 research monographs/books, 2 edited book volumes, 5 book chapters, 145 publications in refereed international journals and conferences, and 32 technical reports). He is

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

in developing countries. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Incorporating Active Learning and Sustainable Engineering Concepts into a Required Materials ClassAbstractIn Baylor University’s Mechanical Engineering program we have a required materialsengineering course taken during the junior year. This paper describes two sustainable materialsengineering modules that were added to this. Active learning techniques were used to introducethese topics. This project focused on using an Entrepreneurial Minded Learning (EML)approach to the materials course.The first module was about how a material’s structure affects its properties. The class examinedthe materials used in baseball

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Engineering Education, 2011Information Literacy as part of the Materials Science CourseThe Materials Science course is taught at an introductory level to a vast majority ofengineering students at many institutions around the country. In one semester, it may benearly impossible to cover all the information, with significant breadth and depth. Toaddress this and give the students tools for lifelong learning, a project is assigned tostudents that include a paper and a poster. To give students research skills above andbeyond Google or Bing searches, an information literacy session is integrated into thecourse. The instructor and the librarian collaborate to develop an exercise that providesthe students with basic literature research skills, yet is

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schubert, Packer Engineering; Kara Cunzeman, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

AC 2008-969: ULTRA-HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS FOR LUNARPROCESSINGPeter Schubert, Packer Engineering Dr. Schubert conducts research into alternate energy, space-based manufacturing, and engineering education at Packer Engineering in Naperville, IL. He is Senior Director, and has served as PI on projects from DOE, NASA and the GSA. He has published 51 technical papers, has 26 US patents, and is an instructor with the Society of Automotive Engineers. Prior experience includes 21 years in automotive electronics with Delphi Corporation, where he was a Technical Fellow. His doctorate in EE from Purdue was sponsored by a GM Fellowship. His MSEE is from U. of Cincinnati on a Whirlpool

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabrina Jedlicka, Lehigh University; Gregory Mark Skutches, Lehigh University; Siddha Pimputkar, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

launched the Technology, Research, and Communication (TRAC) Writing Fellows Program, which has grown into an organization of 80 discipline-based peer writing tutors who, in total, work with more than 1,300 students at Lehigh each semester. His research interests include topics in writing across the curriculum, composition theory, argument theory, and peer learning with a special focus on writing fellows programs.Dr. Siddha Pimputkar, Lehigh University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019WIP: Integration of Peer Communication Fellows into Introductory Materials Science CoursesAbstractThis study is a work in progress. The purpose of this project was to enhance the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Materials

processes, machine tool accuracy characterization and enhancement, non-invasive surgical tool design and bio-materials applications. During his career, Dr. Ertekin published papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his area of research interest. He has also been PI for various NSF research projects including NSF-TUES and MRI programs. Dr. Ertekin is an active member in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and currently serves as a chair of Philadelphia SME Chapter-15.Dr. Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.)Dr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng.) Page

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Melia, Granta Design, Ltd.

Tagged Divisions

Materials

the propertiesof the same material in different processed states. Themotive here is to stimulate discovery and pose questions:why does this property change in that way when thematerial is processed? Why is this other property leftunchanged? Worked examples show what you can do Figure 1. The Process-Structure-with the package, and a set of “micro-projects” (with Properties-Performance tetrahedronspecimen answers for the Instructor’s use) promptstudents to explore for themselves. We have trialled the package, which is currently in Pre-release form, with a small number of students and are now looking for feedback, particularlyon the Interactive Phase Diagram Tool and the Active Learning “Micro Projects”. The paperwill

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

materials. Togetherwith Properties of Polymers (MECH-580), Polymer Processing (IME-507), and Plastics ProductDesign (MECH-584), this new course will be an integral part of the course portfolio for thePlastic Product Design Specialty at Kettering University, which emphasizes both experimentallabs and simulation techniques. Topics include Classical Laminate Theory (CLT), materialcharacterization, failure and damage, manufacturing techniques, and composite structure anddesign. A course project is also developed to demonstrate the application of composite materialsand design simulation. Kettering is a member of the Partners for the Advancement of CAEEducation (PACE) program, and the term project will be performed using advanced workstationsand CAE

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Vollaro, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Materials

engineering profession and, the second is to provide an experience that would leave our participants with a positive impression about careers in engineering. WNEC faculty members highlight the creativity and problem-solving traits of engineers with examples from all disciplines of engineering. These ideas are put into action with a hands-on engineering design project, such as looping roller coasters or LegoTM vehicles, to fit the capabilities of girls in our target age group. A workbook, which contains the basic steps in the engineering design process and the specific instructions to complete the activity, was developed. The Girl Scouts work in teams of three or four, along with WNEC engineering students, who are the mentors for the activity. Insight

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tiffany A Mathews, Penn State University; Kirstin Purdy Drew, Pennsylvania State University; Kristin Ann Dreyer, Center for Nanoscale Science (an NSF funded MRSEC)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Research Skills and Involvement Development Exploration LinkedInTM account Graduate School Journal Club Diversity in Science creation Admissions Panel presentations Discussions CV/ Resume Tips Graduate Student Panel Research Seminars/ Presentations on Symposium Types of Outreach CV/ Resume Peer Industry Career Panel Scientific Outreach Projects review Communication Seminars Email Signature File Science Communication Scientific Ethics Outreach Project Creation

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cavalli, University of North Dakota

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Composite Materials CourseAbstractA senior-level elective course focused on composite materials (primarily polymer matrix) wastaught simultaneously to both on-campus and distance cohorts. Distance lessons were deliveredasynchronously. Assessment tools included exams, a term project and weekly homeworkassignments, some of which incorporated the development of a numerical code for simulatingfailure of composite plates. The term project focused on replacing a part in a current design witha part fabricated from composites, including specification of manufacturing processes and testingof the composite part.Pre- and posttests were used, along with an end-of-term survey, to identify growth in studentunderstanding related to composite materials over the

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Teaching Introductory Materials

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Mechanical Engineers, and the US National Science Foundation-sponsored SUCCEED Coalition. He is also active in the POGIL project; he has been invited to attend the last three POGIL National Meetings and serves on the Education Research Committee for the project. He has received several awards for his work, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the Ralph Teetor Education Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers, being named a University of Florida Distinguished Teaching Scholar, and being named the University of Florida Teacher of the Year for 2003-04. He is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Educational

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B. Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Anthony Barrett, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Materials

, eucalyptus, musizi and pine to the U.S. Air ForceAcademy’s (USAFA) Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering for testing. Althoughthe number of wood samples tested was small, the results provided EMI more confidence aboutthe actual strength of these wood species used in East African construction, and are presented inthis paper. The project also provided opportunities for undergraduate engineering students atUSAFA and an EMI intern from Auburn University to participate in meaningful research. Morecollaboration is possible as Uganda Martyr’s University (UMU) Faculty of the BuiltEnvironment considers involving its facilities and undergraduate students in continued testing.The testing results proved valuable to EMI, and the students involved

Conference Session

Active Learning and Demonstrations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Materials

, the 270,000 N universal testing machine was not suitable. Instead, a 250 N tabletoptensile tester was purchased. This tester pulls specimens 80 mm long, so it required modificationto test crab shell material. The MET students were asked to design clamps to hold the crab shellsecurely without crushing it, at a predetermined gauge length. In an upcoming semester, a newclass of students will customize the software to produce meaningful results. This project wasgood training for future engineers because it helped students learn to work on an interdisciplinaryproblem for an external customer (the Biology professor) where the inputs were not all known atthe beginning.IntroductionIn the middle of the Fall 2011 semester, biology professor Dr

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Induction Pulse Electric MotorIntroductionThis is an excellent design and fabrication project that can be used in introductoryengineering classes to teach motor principles as well as material selection. The basicconcept of this activity was originally developed by Beakman’s World, and I haveimproved it over the past ten years while teaching motor principles at the university level.Standard Radio Shack materials can be used. One of the most important improvements isreplacing the paperclip based motor cradle for one made from copper wire.The primary objective of this project is to gain an understanding of electric motorprinciples; and the materials needed to convert electricity and magnetism into motion.Keywords related to this project include

Conference Session

A Virtual Community of Practice for Developing and Implementing Evidence-based Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida; Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman, School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas; Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Joseph De-Chung Shih, Stanford University; Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Richard E Eitel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE)

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Chemical Engineering, Materials

State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per- sistence. The

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University; Ibrahim Karaman, Texas A&M University; Ji Ma, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Jaime Grunlan, Texas A&M University

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Materials

project, but separate from the certificate program, we are developing aseries of experiments that will be introduced in the first-year engineering program at a large,research-intensive university. The goal of the experiments is to help students determine howdifferences in concentrations of nano-sized particles, which are added to common materials, canchange physical properties. In this exercise, student teams will fabricate composite films filledwith different concentrations of carbon black in two different types of polymers: 1. latex-basedcomposite with poly (vinyl acetate), and 2. solution-based composite with poly(vinylpyrrolidone). The concentrations vary from about 2 wt% to 15 wt%. For mechanicalproperties, the students will determine the

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Blicblau, Swinburne University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

AC 2008-1374: USING ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO REPOSITORIES AS ASTUDENT RESOURCE FOR MSE APPLICATIONSAaron Blicblau, Swinburne University of Technology "Aaron Blicblau graduated as materials engineer and worked in the manufacturing and steel industry for ten years. He then commenced lecturing at Swinburne University of Technology specialising in materials science and engineering to students ranging form first year to final year. . He has been involved in implementing novel teaching procedures to improve the learning aspects of students as well as his own teaching processes. Over the past few years he has adopted and implemented active learning measures including problem based and project based

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Rick Ubic, Boise State University

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Materials

of REU programsin this area include nanotechnology and nanofibers16 and additive manufacturing17, while RETprograms in Materials Science and Engineering have focused on topics such as polymers andpolymers processing18, applications of materials science in pharmaceutical research19, andnanoscale magnetic and electronic structures20.Program OverviewThe inherent interdisciplinary nature of materials science and the broadness of the theme of ourSite (Materials for Energy and Sustainability) lend themselves to a wide spectrum of topics, so inNovember 2015 appropriate student summer projects were solicited from potential facultymentors from across STEM fields at Boise State University. The application process went on-line in December with a

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Blair London, California Polytechnic State University; Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

practices”. Our preliminaryresults are promising: within one year, we were able to reverse a five-year trend in decliningenrollment; we have just finished our fourth consecutive year of 100% on-time completions ofsenior projects; students exhibit a shift in mindset towards a greater awareness of theirprofessional responsibility to serve humanity. In this paper, we will provide a survey of thetechniques that we have used along with some preliminary results from our program.INTRODUCTIONGlobalization, the information age and prosperity have come together in the late 20th century tocreate a host of challenges that threaten the survival of the planet and its inhabitants. The dangersigns are everywhere: ubiquitous toxins that damage the animal and human

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Maynard, Northwestern University; Matthew Hsu, Northwestern University; Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; R.P.H. Chang, Northwestern University

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Materials

educational materials for grades7 – 16. Learning theory and cutting-edge research are used in the development of modules onnanoscience and nanotechnology. This paper describes the rationale for such materials anddescribes an introductory module in which students are lead through a series of inquiry-basedand hands-on activities, which lead to a design project. Its goal is to teach an underlyingprinciple in nanoscience and nanotechnology—the significance of the surface-area-to-volumeratio as objects get very small. The first section of the module investigates how the physical formof a material can influence the degree to which an object interacts with its environment. Differentforms of different materials (steel, superabsorbent polymer, and sugar) are

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Abramowitz, Purdue University Calumet

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Materials

. Page 13.248.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Basswood BridgesAbstractThe “Elementary Engineering Design” course for freshmen students at Purdue UniversityCalumet consists of two components: one ME and one EE. Due to the two part structure and inorder to expose the students to the faculty, it is also team taught. The course counts as twocredits, with the format one hour lecture and three hours lab. The basswood bridge is the majorproject of the ME half and counts for one quarter of the total course grade. The object, as isusual with bridge projects, is to design, build and test a truss bridge having a high strength toweight ratio. The design process includes statics analysis in combination

Conference Session

Advances in Materials Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Materials

model, or any other type of model. After this, the students were asked to submit a plan to build their own model alongwith a cost estimate. The students were told to decide a topic and proposal with a cost estimatein one week. They were then given one more week to build the model. Class time allotted forthis module was one-week (1 hour lecture and 4-hour lab). The students had another week towork on the project as a homework. The students made a variety of models including a Residential House FrameDemonstration, Da Vinci bridge, soil structure model, a canoe, 3-D printed shapes, and aseptic tank. The students used their own background, strengths, and interests to develop apersonalized learning module which is evident from the