{"id":4082,"date":"2016-10-13T16:44:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T16:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.asminternational.org\/edfas\/results\/-\/journal_content\/56\/10192\/26899309\/NEWS\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T04:52:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T04:52:59","slug":"introducing-a-new-program-from-the-asm-materials-education-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/edfas\/results\/-\/journal_content\/56\/10192\/26899309\/NEWS\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing a new program from the ASM Materials Education Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAlready well known for the Materials Camp Program for both high school students and teachers, the ASM Materials Education Foundation has launched the Materials Matter program for middle school students. These students work in small groups and use hands-on experiments to explore concepts of physical science (especially chemistry) while learning to draw conclusions and apply basic engineering principles. The program focuses on common materials such as metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Research has concluded that this type of approach is a proven pathway that will engage and excite students about STEM subjects.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe program encourages students to see the world around them as one in which science is transformed into technology through engineering. The primary goal of the program is to stimulate an interest in learning more about STEM as students move into high school.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis is carried out through partnership organizations including:<\/p>\n