Teachers guide 2 TEACHER ? S GUIDE CTABLE OF CONTENTS Letter to Teachers Matrix of Activity Curriculum Connections The Exhibits of STRANGE MATTER What is Materials Science ACTIVITIES MY MATTER The Investigator ? s Challenge Teacher ? s Notes Student Activ

TEACHER ? S GUIDE CTABLE OF CONTENTS Letter to Teachers Matrix of Activity Curriculum Connections The Exhibits of STRANGE MATTER What is Materials Science ACTIVITIES MY MATTER The Investigator ? s Challenge Teacher ? s Notes Student Activity MAGNETIC MATTER The Astronaut ? s Challenge Teacher ? s Notes Student Activity SLIMY MATTER The Toy Designer ? s Challenge Teacher ? s Notes Student Activity FOAMY MATTER The Chef ? s Challenge Teacher ? s Notes Student Activity BOUNCY MATTER The Sports Equipment Manager ? s Challenge Teacher ? s Notes Student Activity TESTING MATTER The Consumer Product Tester ? s Challenge Teacher ? s Notes Student Activity RESOURCES GLOSSARY This project was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No Any opinions ?ndings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author s and do not necessarily re ect those of the National Science Foundation CDEAR TEACHERS A re your students ready for a close encounter with the amazing world of modern materials This Teacher ? s Resource Guide is intended to accompany Strange Matter an interactive hands-on exhibition about materials and materials science The Strange Matter exhibition uses science to explore the bizarre world of modern materials and provide a glimpse of where the future of materials research might take us Enter the fascinating world of materials and uncover the surprising science behind everyday stu ? High-tech ?elds like the space program are known for their use of advanced materials but these materials have also found their way into the stu ? of everyday life ?? from car shock absorbers and eyeglass frames to DVD players and golf clubs In this exhibition you become the materials scientist Zoom down to the micro level and ?nd out why materials behave the way they do Learn why Post-It notes stick and Te on doesn't Play with liquids that defy gravity and morph mysteriously Discover what your skull and soap bubbles have in common Get handson and test materials to reveal their properties make a crystal whack an atom and try to smash a pane of glass with a bowling ball This Teacher ? s Guide is a companion resource to the exhibition The activities are designed for students in grades through and are curriculum correlated to the U S National Science Education Standards Six hands-on inquiry-based activities investigate the science of materials Students are challenged to examine the things that make up their material world in a di ?erent way ?? through the eyes of materials scientists Each activity features Teacher ? s Notes and Student Activity pages Teacher ? s pages include background preparation and teaching strategies for introducing the activities as well as extension suggestions related Web sites and the connection to the Strange Matter exhibit These activities are designed to be exible Feel free to adapt them to suit the needs of your students Change and modify the activities when appropriate for your class Choose one activity or do them

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