Materials Engineering

Forms of matter that constitute an object.

• Polymers

• Materials

• Composites

• Ceramics

A substance that affects the rate of chemical reaction of materials.

• Polymers

• Alloys

• Inhibitor

• Catalyst

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NGSS.HS-PS1-5

Materials made by man using both organic and inorganic substances.

• Synthetic materials

• Natural materials

• Optical materials

• Biomedical materials

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

A combination of at least two materials, one of which is a metal whose properties are different from its original form.

• Metalloid

• Ceramic

• Alloy

• Nanomaterial

A catalyst that is a product of the chemical reaction.

• Photocatalyst

• Nanocatalyst

• Biocatalyst

• Autocatalyst

Large molecules made by boding a series of building blocks.

• Nanomolecules

• Polymers

• Composites

• Ceramics

An inorganic non-metallic solid made up of either metal or non-metal compounds, primarily used in pottery.

• Alloy

• Composite

• Ceramics

• Polymer

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Materials that have high thermal and electric conductivity, as well as forming bonds and cations of non-metals.

• Alloys

• Metals

• Ceramics

• Nanomaterials

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A characterization technique that probes and maps the surface structures of a material using photons, electrons, ions or any other physical probes.

• Microscopy

• Macroscopy

• Spectroscopy

• Photoscropy

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

A collection of several strands of glass that are mixed with plastic to make it durable.

• Graphene

• Prosthetic

• Fiberglass

• Polystyrene

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3