1. What is Materials Science?
Materials Science is the study of the properties and applications of materials of construction or manufacture, including ceramics, metals, and polymers. It is mainly involved in the discovery and invention of new or improved materials for certain applications.
2. What are you attempting to produce or demonstrate?
While our group will not have an actual deliverable, we will be constructing four demonstrators to show the effects and theory behind thermal expansion. Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change shape, area, and volume in response to a change in temperature. We will be demonstrating the effects of increased and decreased temperatures on a brass ball, liquid water, and gaseous air.
3. What is the importance of this design project?
The importance of this design project lies within the need to educate children and motivate them to take up interests in science and engineering. The restrictions on our project guarantee that the product will be low cost, highly visual, and easy to understand. Studies show that students, especially girls, have lost interest in STEM courses and careers; our project will not only educate them about thermal expansion, an important material property, but spur their interests in all STEM all together.
4. When will your demonstrations be presented?
Our project will be presented during Week 9 of the spring quarter. An official date and booked room have not been decided as of now.
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