Passport To The Materials World: Materials Engineering Outreach Activities
Author(s) -
Amanda Runciman,
Lisa Christensen,
Katherine Chen
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.18260/1-2--14339
Subject(s) - outreach , presentation (obstetrics) , session (web analytics) , engineering , library science , computer science , political science , world wide web , medicine , law , radiology
The students and faculty of the Cal Poly State University Materials Engineering (MatE) department have put together an exciting and portable outreach program that includes an interactive presentation, demonstrations, and handson activities. Several of the different outreach activities will be discussed, with special emphasis on the imaginative visit to MatEland, which is accompanied with a passport for stamps at each materials demonstration station. Participants begin to view the world through the material engineer’s eyes and realize the impact of materials on everyday products. In addition, new and fascinating materials, such as amorphous metal, ceramic superconductors, shape memory alloys, and instant polymeric snow are highlighted. While pedagogical techniques used in the college classroom have been applied to our outreach program, many parts of the outreach presentation have worked well at the college level also. The efforts have resulted in young children becoming excited about materials, as well as providing creative and educational opportunities for our college students. Presentation skills, knowledge of the field, and connections to the community are enhanced for the materials engineering students.
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