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Resources
for Materials Teaching in Schools - 2008
SUMMER SCHOOLS ON ‘THE SCIENCE OF MATERIALS’
[Royal Society of Chemistry, IoM3 * and Armourers & Brasiers]
These annual residential Summer Schools are designed to introduce materials science to teachers of chemistry at pre- and post-16 levels. Included in the course in 2008 will be polymers, biomaterials, fuel-cell technology, glasses, careers in materials science and experiments suitable for school use. The science of conservation will be demonstrated by visits to the V&A Museum and the National Gallery; and the course dinner will be held in Armourers’ Hall.
The Summer School will take place in London at Imperial, Queen Mary and London Metropolitan (7-10 July)
Contact: Lorraine Hart: 020 7440 3350 (hartl@rsc.org)
* Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining |
UPDATES FOR PHYSICS TEACHERS
[Institute of Physics and Armourers & Brasiers]
The Institute of Physics runs three Updates each year. Each course includes a lecture, often accompanied by a demonstration or practical work, to introduce physics teachers to materials science.
In 2008 Updates will take place at Leeds (31 March-2 April), Leicester (7-9 July) and Cambridge (12-14 December) .
Contact: Leila Solomon: 020 7470 4800 (physics@iop.org)
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‘MASTER CLASSES’ IN MATERIALS SCIENCE/ENGINEERING
[Rolls-Royce, Armourers & Brasiers and Birmingham University]
These residential courses are for teachers of physics, chemistry, technology and general science at pre- and post-16 levels to introduce the academic and industrial aspects of materials. They consist of lectures, laboratory work and seminars at Birmingham University with a works visit to Rolls-Royce at Derby.
The next Master Class and works visit will be held at Birmingham (25-26 September) and at Derby ( 16 October).
Contacts: Erica Tyson: 01332 248654 (erica.tyson@rolls-royce.com) Carolyn Green: 0121 4145175 (c.a.green@bham.ac.uk) |
SIXTH-FORM ONE-DAY COURSES: ‘MATERIALS SCIENCE IN THE MODERN WORLD’
[Birmingham University, Armourers & Brasiers and Corus]
These courses aim to introduce sixth-formers to the excitements of materials science. The next one will include laboratory visits showing the spinning of nano-fibres and an alien world lurking below the scanning electron microscope; and a hands-on activity building a loudspeaker. Lunch will be followed by tours of the top class Munrow Sports Centre and the wider campus.
The course will be held at Birmingham (7 July).
Contacts: Dr.Artemis Stamboulis: 0121 4145216 (a.stamboulis@bham.ac.uk) Carolyn Green: 0121 4145175 (c.a.green@bham.ac.uk) |
MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SALTERS’ CHEMISTRY CAMPS
[Salters’ and Armourers & Brasiers’ Companies, Merchant Adventurers of York, Rolls-Royce and Universities of Manchester, St. Andrews, Ulster at Coleraine and York]
These well-known Camps run by the Salters’ Institute aim to develop enthusiasm for chemistry among 15 year-olds. To widen their appreciation of the applications of chemistry there will be a half-day devoted to materials science teaching at each of the Camps in 2008 at Manchester (29 July - 1 August), St. Andrews (10 – 13 June), Ulster (5 - 8 August) and York (18 - 21 August)
Contact: Stephanie Amos: 020 7628 5962 (camps@salters.co.uk) |
ARMOURERS/CORUS SIXTH-FORM SCHOLARSHIPS
In September 2008 ten scholarships of £350 each will be offered by the Armourers/Corus Scheme to sixth-formers likely to be interested in reading a materials-based course at one of eleven participating universities (Birmingham, Cambridge, Imperial, Leeds, Liverpool, Loughborough, Manchester, Oxford, Queen Mary, Sheffield and Wales Swansea). The scheme is run from the Department of Metallurgy & Materials at Birmingham University. For those students who go on to take materials-related courses, the scholarships will continue at £350 p.a. for their whole period of studies up to BEng or MEng level.
Contact: Carolyn Green: 0121 4145175 (c.a.green@bham.ac.uk) |
ENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MATERIALS COURSES
The Company also provides university entry scholarships for materials courses at Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and Wales Swansea, as well as one for Forensic Engineering at Sheffield Hallam. The regulations for these awards vary and enquiries should be made directly to individual universities. |
SCHOOLS AFFILIATE SCHEME
[Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (‘IoM³’)]
The Scheme has been running since 1999 and has nearly 400 member schools nationwide. Its aims are to support the teaching of the materials-, minerals- and mining-related topics in the School Curriculum and to promote careers in these areas as challenging, exciting and rewarding. These aims are achieved by the provision of teaching resources, a lively Newsletter and interactive presentations to teachers and pupils.
For further details see website: www.iom3.org/education/sas.htm
Contact: Dr Diane Aston: 01302 380902 (diane.aston@iom3.org) |
PUBLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL USE
(The publisher of each resource is underlined)
‘Materials Matter in Schools’: interactive CD-ROM at pre-16 level.
[IoM³, MATTER* and Armourers & Brasiers]
‘Teachers’ Pack on Experiments in Materials Science’: booklet and video, at post-16 level.
[IoM³, Birmingham University, Armourers & Brasiers and Corus]
‘Learning about Materials’ and other booklets on the chemistry of important materials at pre- and post-16 levels, written by teachers in curriculum . workshops after Summer Schools on ‘The Science of Materials’.
[Royal Society of Chemistry, IoM³ and Armourers & Brasiers].
‘Materials Interactive’ : interactive CD-ROM for teachers and others talking to secondary schools or the public on materials science and engineering. The CD contains: - a PowerPoint presentation on careers in materials - a movie on materials applications for use on laptops at science fairs - a series of interactive games on different aspects of materials.
[UKCME*, MATTER, Armourers & Brasiers and Corus]
* MATTER (Materials Teaching Educational Resources) and UKCME (UK Centre for Materials Education) are based at Liverpool University |
PRINCIPAL COLLABORATORS
Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IoM3)
Danum House
South Parade
DONCASTER
DN1 2DY
www.iom3.org
Institute of Physics
76 Portland Place
LONDON
W1B 1NT
www.iop.org
Royal Society of Chemistry
Burlington House
Piccadilly
LONDON
W1J OBA
www.rsc.org
Salters' Company (Salters' Institute)
4 Fore Street
LONDON
EC2Y 5DE
www.salters.co.uk
UK Centre for Materials Education (UKCME) and
Materials Teaching Educational Resources (MATTER)
Department of Engineering
University of Liverpool
LIVERPOOL
L69 3GH
www.materials.ac.uk
Corus plc
Ashorne Hill Management College
LEAMINGTON SPA
CV33 9PY
www.coruseducation.com
Rolls-Royce plc
PO Box 31
DERBY
DE24 8BJ
www.rolls-royce.com
University of Birmingham
Department of Metallurgy & Materials
Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM
B15 2TT
www.bham.ac.uk
University of Oxford
Department of Material
Parks Road
OXFORD
OX1 3PH
www.materials.ox.ac.uk
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Armourers' Hall, 81 Coleman Street, London EC2R 5BJ
Telelphone: +44 (0) 20 7374 4000 Fax: +44 (0) 20
7606 7481 E-mail: info@armourersandbrasiers.co.uk |
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