CLASS OF MATERIAL	RELATED  LAB EXPERIMENTS	PROPERTIES, EXAMPLES	HISTORY
METALS	Physical Properties of Materials Properties of Crystals Heat Capacities of Materials Modification of Metal Properties Effect of Metals on Fabric Dyeing	Standard Reduction Potentials Composition & Properties of Alloys Metallurgy examples from the Science Museum: Brass ... Bronze ... Nickel alloy ... Manganese steel ... tempered Iron ... Tin ... Tantalum Orthopaedic Metal Alloys US Steel's automotive steel varieties What's That Stuff? fireworks	Roman mining iron age smelting,forging,charcoal making Medieval ironworking BBC blast furnace How Steel is Made (AISI) NOVA Samurai Sword Hall process for Aluminum die casting
POLYMERS	Physical Properties of Materials Heat Capacities of Materials Fiber Identification Polymers from Monomers Paper Chromatography Effect of Metals on Fabric Dyeing	Macrogalleria of polymers American Chemistry Council information about Plastics case study of silicones Physical Properties of Common Woods Anatomy of a Paper Mill Paper Process plywood data Plantware What's That Stuff? paper ... leather... amber ...  chewing gum ...  adhesive tape ... Jello ... polyurethane foam ... Lycra/Spandex ... contact lenses ... dryer sheets ... raincoats... Silly Putty ... pencils ... erasers ... plastic bags ... adhesive tape ... liquid bandages ... Silly String ... golf balls ... bowling balls ... new car smell ... gasoline ... motor oil ... asphalt	early paper Reinvention of Silk Natl. Academy of Science: Polymers and People Spartacus sites on textile industry Industrial Revolution BBC spinning mill petrochemistry and synthetic polymers nylon Plastics Museum
DYES & PAINTS	Polymers from Monomers  Paper Chromatography Preparation of Pigment and Paints Effect of Metals on Fabric Dyeing	light and color Color Museum: color and textiles Paula Burch's web site (dyes) Dharma Trading Company Pigments for Oil Paints (Gamblin) What's That Stuff? oil paints ...  hair coloring ... henna ... ink ... tattoo ink... food coloring ... nail polish ... road markings ... self-darkening eyeglasses ... synthetic grass ... instant film	Did Vikings navigate with polarized light? ancient dyes iron age dyeing turkey red dyeing Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS  EuCheMS Millenium: Perkin synthetic dyes (Fromm) Pigments through the Ages Egyptian blue pigment
CERAMICS	Physical Properties of Materials Heat Capacities of Materials Identification of Metals in Ceramics Preparation and Modification of Glass Preparation of Concrete	The CeramicsWeb (art) Refraction of Light Corning specialty materials colors of gemstones About Porcelain Enamel Porcelain Enamel Properties Brick Manufacture Self Healing Concrete What's That Stuff? glass ... body armor ... cement ... opals	iron age pottery making Athenian black & red figured vases firing black & red figured vases Ceramics Collection at V&A Museum faience tile from step pyramid ancient glass: cold working, casting ancient glass: forming, slumping, blowing Schott glass Corning timeline dichroism of Lycurgus Cup Venetian Glass ancient baths resource site NOVA Roman Bath WI quarries, lime industry
SEMICONDUCTORS AND ADVANCED MATERIALS		LEDs Photolithography Molecular Beam Epitaxy CVD Diamond solar cell materials nanotechnology quantum dots superconductors NOVA's Making Stuff: World's Strongest Stuff Nature's Super-Materials	Timeline of Semiconductors in Computers NOVA:  Materials That Changed History

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