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Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Paper ID #2235Renovating Education Inside and Outside of the Classroom: An Update onan Ongoing NSF Grant Featuring Innovative Initiatives to Revolutionize aFirst-Year Construction Materials CourseDavid S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Dr. David S. Cottrell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and re- tired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an M.S. Degree in Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

AC 2011-447: DEVELOPMENT OF A LABORATORY MODULE IN HY-BRID BIODEGRADABLE CORNSTARCH MATERIALSSpencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dr. Spencer Seung-hyun Kim is Associate Professor in Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Tech- nology/Packaging Science (MMETPS) Department at Rochester Institute of Technology. He works as Associate Director in American Packaging Corp. (APC) Center for Packaging Innovation at RIT. Dr. Kim’s research interests are in advanced materials synthesis and characterization. His research area fo- cuses on packaging science and technology. Dr. S. Kim graduated with B.S. in Ceramics Engineering from Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (1979) and obtained M.S. (1989) and

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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith J. Bowman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University

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(MSE) Outreach Efforts of Evolving Design Standards for Elementary EducationIntroductionThe recently awarded National Science Foundation project, Science Learning throughEngineering Design (SLED) is one of nineteen targeted Math and Science Partnerships (MSPs)focused on science education and one of four MSPs focused on elementary education1. Severalstates, including Massachusetts2-4, Indiana5 and Minnesota6, have established engineering design-based standards that have potential implications for effectively engaging elementary schoolteachers and students with content related to materials science and engineering. Thirty-ninestates, the District of Columbia and the U. S. Virgin Islands, have also adopted

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Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University

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, for studentslearning science or engineering, it must be made explicit that, if they are going to becomepractitioners of a discipline using its foundational knowledge, then they too must learn thelanguage associated with the courses and subjects upon which that discipline is built.AcknowledgementThe authors acknowledge the support of this work from NSF CCLI Grant #0737146 and IEECIGrant #0836041. Page 22.1166.11References 1. Corkins, J., Kelly, J., Baker, D., Robinson Kurpius, S., Tasooji, A., & Krause, S. (2009). Determining the Factor Structure of the Materials Concept Inventory. 2009 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings. 2

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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Wahyu Lestari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Shirley Anne Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona

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version of this concept inventoryexam. Be aware that this is a work in progress. Please send inquiries to the David Lanning(lannind@erau.edu) or Wahyu Lestari (lestariw@erau.edu).Acknowledgements This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0837009. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Page 22.645.9The authors also wish to thank student assistants Matt Bender and Brad Pols for their

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew P. Conkey, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Richard B. Griffin, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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Materials

. Page 22.1588.7AcknowledgementsThe authors express our appreciation to the MEEN 360 and 404 students and inparticular to the Team Leaders: Mustafa Hallawa and Abdalla Abdalla.1 Griffin, Richard B., Terry S. Creasy “The Development of a Combined Materials/Manufacturing Processes Course at Texas A&M University,”ASEE Albuquerque, NM, June 2001.2 Griffin, Richard, Terry Creasy, and Jeremy Weinstein, “Laboratory Activity Using Rapid Prototyping and Casting,” ASEE Montreal, Canada, June 2002.3 Griffin, Richard and Creasy, Terry, “Design, Rapid Prototype, Cast, and Test an Aluminum Link,” National Educators Workshop Portion of ASEE Meeting, ASEE Portland, OR, June 2005.4 R. B. Griffin, K. T. Hartwig, R. Barber, T. New, and I. Karaman

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Special Session: Creating, Using, and Assessing with Concept Maps in Introductory Materials Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University

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Materials

://www.coexploration.org/howsthewater/html/overviewwater.html 6. Zeilik, Michael. University of New Mexico Department of Physics & Astronomy, Institute for Astrophysics. Retrieved on January 6, 2011 from http://flag.wceruw.org/tools/conmap/solar.php 7. Borrego, M., Newswander, C. B., McNair, L.D., McGinnis, S., & Paretti, M.C. (year). Using Concept Maps to Assess Interdisciplinary Integration of Green Engineering Knowledge. Advances in Engineering Education, Winter 2009 Volume 1 Issue 3.AppendixFigure 3. Concept Map quiz on the Solar SystemFigure 4. Concept-in-Context Map on Diffusion of Solids.Figure 5. Concept-in-Context Map Quiz on Single Phase AlloysConcept-in-Context Map on Material Failures

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Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John A. Nychka, University of Alberta

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Materials

learners: active learners have the opportunity to “do” experiments, sequentiallearners follow step by step instructions revealing the concept(s) piece by piece, and summaryquestions are provided for reflective learners. An example experiment is shown in the Appendix. For the first time, students have remarked that the labs are fun (emotionally engaging),and the demonstrations have improved understanding of concepts as measured by targetedproblems and through formative assessment. 4 5 2