teaching the dynamics and significance of non-newtonian materials
DESCRIPTION
In the Spring of 2007 I took a course called "Paul Revere: Tough as Nails" (Materials Science course plus History of Technology course), and the final project my team and I chose was to design lesson plans for teaching non-Newtonian fluid dynamics and significance to elementary, high school, and college students. This presentation outlines the project goals and learning content.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Amy Dyer
Nik Wittenstein
Marco Morales
Teaching the Dynamics and Significance of Non-Newtonian Materials
2. Handout Format
3. Primary School Handout: Overview
4. Introduction to Oobleck
What is Oobleck?
What are Non-Newtonian Fluids?
Kindergarteners and Physicists
Teaching with Oobleck
Different Age Groups
5. Oobleck in Primary School
Basic goals
States of Matter
Qualitative Analysis
6. High School Handout: Overview
Stress/Strain and graphs
Newtonian vs. non-Newtonian fluids
Shear stress/Rate of strain
History of Silly Putty and of non-Newtonian fluids
Educational Applications
7. 8. Understanding Non-Newtonian Materials
Limited Understanding
Interconnected Disciplines
Polymer Science
Silly Putty
Educational Value
9. Polymer Science
10. College Handout: Overview
Test data
Microstructure
Analysis
Fluid dynamics
Future applications of non-Newtonian fluids
11. Materials Science
Current research
Rheology
Oscillons
Deborah Number
12. Future Applications
Collegiate Research
Slug propulsion
Adhesive Locomotion
Robotics
Artificial Silk
Controlled Elasticity
Plastic Replacement
Biomedical
Safety
Automotive
13. Questions?