Educational Outreach
Demonstrations for Elementary School Students
Our Materials Research Center enjoys sending small teams of scientists (graduate students, post-docs, faculty) to local grade schools to perform materials-related demonstrations. Students are treated to a vast array of demonstrations including hammering nails with a frozen banana and making their teacher's hair stand on end from static electricity. Examples of this activity include our long-standing interactions with the U of C Lab School in Hyde Park, which includes regular, reverse visits by 4th-6th grade classes to MRSEC labs.
If you feel that your school could benefit from a visit by our team, contact Nataliya Yufa, our Educational Outreach Coordinator.
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| Former MRSEC director, Steve Sibener responds to the question: "What does a Scientist do?" | Lab School teacher experiences effects of the Van de Graff generator... | Playing with homemade "slime". |