In the Spring of 2007 I took a course called "Paul Revere: Tough as Nails" (Materials Science course plus History of Technology course), and the final project my team and I chose was to design lesson plans for teaching non-Newtonian fluid dynamics and significance to elementary, high school, and college students. This presentation outlines the project goals and learning content.

1. Amy Dyer Nik Wittenstein Marco Morales Teaching the Dynamics and Significance of Non-Newtonian Materials

2. Handout Format

3. Primary School Handout: Overview

4. Introduction to Oobleck What is Oobleck? What are Non-Newtonian Fluids? Kindergarteners and Physicists Teaching with Oobleck Different Age Groups

5. Oobleck in Primary School Basic goals States of Matter Qualitative Analysis

6. High School Handout: Overview Stress/Strain and graphs Newtonian vs. non-Newtonian fluids Shear stress/Rate of strain History of Silly Putty and of non-Newtonian fluids Educational Applications

8. Understanding Non-Newtonian Materials Limited Understanding Interconnected Disciplines Polymer Science Silly Putty Educational Value

9. Polymer Science

10. College Handout: Overview Test data Microstructure Analysis Fluid dynamics Future applications of non-Newtonian fluids

11. Materials Science Current research Rheology Oscillons Deborah Number

12. Future Applications Collegiate Research Slug propulsion Adhesive Locomotion Robotics Artificial Silk Controlled Elasticity Plastic Replacement Biomedical Safety Automotive

13. Questions?