Materials Science Workshop for High School Science Teachers     

June 21-July 2 2021

 Sims 207

Department of Chemistry, Physics, and Geology

WinthropUniversity

Rock Hill, SC29733

 

Week-1 June 21-25, 9 AM- 4 PM, Physics

Week-2 June 28 - July 2, 9 AM- 4 PM, Chemistry

 

Two Winthrop professors, one each for chemistry and physics, will teach this graduate level professional development course, PHYS 610, associated with the Workshop.

 

Workshop is funded by the National Science Foundation Award #OIA-1655740

 

Date/Theme

Materials

Activities

06-21-21
Light

Video on Light       PP slides on Atomic Model

Hands-on Lab on Diffraction

Video on History of Atoms    
OpenStaxCh30 on Atomic Physics

Remote Lab on Diffraction
Remote lab on Hydrogen Spectra

06-22-21
Motion

PP slides on Motion

Data Collection w/Wireless Motion Sensor
https://www.pasco.com/resources/video

06-23-21
Materials Properties

Metalic Crystal Strustures and Density
Electricity

Hands-on lab on measuring density of metals
Hands-on lab on measuring specific heat of metals
Hands-on lab on measuring resistivity 

06-24-21
Electricity and
Magnetism

Ohm's Law
Production of Electricity in the USA
Faraday's Law

Measuring ohmic and non-ohmic resistances
Mapping the magnetic fields for permanent magnets
Electromagnetic Induction

06-25-21

Demonstrations
Teacher Presentations

Worksheets: Speed of H electron
Faraday's Law, Transformers, Resistor Combinations

 06-28-21

Introduction to Materials Science 

Concrete

06-29-21

Chemical Bonding

Bond Energy

06-30-21

Equilibrium

Designing an Insulator

07-01-21

Acids/Bases and Buffers

Buffers

07-02-21

Demonstrations Teacher Presentations

 

 

Links:

Models:

https://openstax.org/ Free online textbooks

Physical Science Companion

Salicylic Acid

ScienceMaster

Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)

Physical Sciences Resource Center

Acetaminophen

Chemical Elements, Periodic Table

Water, including electrostatic surfaces

Jefferson Lab, Periodic Table

Carbon dioxide, including vibrations

SI units

 

Java Applets

Assessment Items:

Resistor Color Code

   Chemistry

%Error and %Difference

   Physics

Periodic Table  History of Periodic Table

 

                     

                                                                       

Contact Information

Dr. Ponn Maheswaranathan

Physics-Winthrop

803-504-9399

mahesp@winthrop.edu

Dr. Cliff Calloway

Chemistry-Winthrop

803-323-4945

callowayc@winthrop.edu