2025 ASM Engineering Materials Science Teacher Camps
(High School and Middle School)
Materials Science Camp Overview
The ASM Boston Chapter has been providing Teachers Camps
since 2014 in Boston. Up to 25 teachers, mainly high-school teachers, but
occasionally Middle School teachers, attend this FREE 5-day workshop where they
learn the basics of Materials Science and its applications. The focus is
“hands-on” as most labs and activities elucidate the properties of materials.
Note that these labs are low-cost approaches which are suitable for teachers to
emulate with their students in their classrooms. Since that initial camp, we
have run 9 additional camps missing a few years due to the pandemic.
The Materials Educational Foundation of ASM International provides the syllabus for these camps, which have been gaining popularity since the first one took place in 2002; there are over 40 camps, throughout North America. Materials Science involves physics, chemistry and engineering and is called ‘the enabling technology” and most inventions rely on some new material with special properties. As noted, this camp is FREE for all teachers! New England is a center of Materials Science research and development work, and there is always a demand for experts in this field.
Feedback over the years from those attending, whether science teachers, math teachers or technical-education teachers, has been spectacular. They learn many new ways to engage their students in the coming school year, and most thought that many of the activities would be “fun and fascinating” for the students, and easy to integrate into their lesson plans. “My students will be so excited!” was a comment made many times. Come join us in the summer of 2025 either in Boston or in our NEW camp at the University of Maine at Orono!
The Materials Educational Foundation of ASM International provides the syllabus for these camps, which have been gaining popularity since the first one took place in 2002; there are over 40 camps, throughout North America. Materials Science involves physics, chemistry and engineering and is called ‘the enabling technology” and most inventions rely on some new material with special properties. As noted, this camp is FREE for all teachers! New England is a center of Materials Science research and development work, and there is always a demand for experts in this field.
Feedback over the years from those attending, whether science teachers, math teachers or technical-education teachers, has been spectacular. They learn many new ways to engage their students in the coming school year, and most thought that many of the activities would be “fun and fascinating” for the students, and easy to integrate into their lesson plans. “My students will be so excited!” was a comment made many times. Come join us in the summer of 2025 either in Boston or in our NEW camp at the University of Maine at Orono!
ASM Engineering Materials Science Teacher Camps
Message from the Teacher Participants
