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Transiting from school science to real engineering by employing materials science and engineering concepts within the school programme

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posted on 2024-07-13, 06:15 authored by Aaron Blicblau
Many scientific principles can be learnt by an understanding of materials behaviour in different physical, environmental and chemical situations. In the primary school these principles are often implemented by utilizing everyday materials for use in art or hobby applications. In the high school, as students learn some basic science and mathematics, they can apply this knowledge to analyze the behaviour of materials as components or structures. This is often achieved from a constructivist approach where students learn by doing. A first year course in materials science and engineering was developed with the realization of students’ basic knowledge of scientific concepts and principles gained from junior and senior school.

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9781864998283

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4th ASEE/AaeE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26-29 September 2005

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University of Queensland

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Copyright © 2005 Australasian Association for Engineering Education. The published version is reproduced with the permission of the publisher.

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eng

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