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Educator Resources, Episode 4: Discovery Drives Innovation! Why Science Matters

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Vocabulary Ideas

These words appear in the Discovery Drives Innovation: Why Science Matters video. What do they mean?

  • Physics
  • Energy
  • Matter
  • Power
  • Motion
  • Force
  • Gravity
  • Action
  • Reaction
  • Chemistry
  • Compound
  • Properties
  • Molecules
  • Polymer
  • Amorphous polymer
  • Crystalline polymer
  • Synthetic process
  • Ionic bond
  • Covalent bond
  • Monomers
  • Biodegradable
  • Material science
  • Metallurgy
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Raw materials
  • Components
  • Critical thinking
  • Concept
  • Conceptualize
  • Experiment
  • Hypothesis
  • Observation
  • Prototype
  • Innovation
  • Technology
  • Industrial revolution
  • Labor
  • Robot
  • Automation
  • Inventory

Classroom Connections

The video introduces people and practices that will fit well into lessons for science, math, history and other general education classes. Use these recommended resources to learn more and to help students relate to subjects of interest:

Chemistry

PBS

American Chemical Society Resources for Educators and Students

Kid’s Chemistry 101

National Science Foundation Classroom Resources

MANUFACTURING

ASM Educator Resources

Manufacture Your Future (Discovery Education)

National Association of Manufacturers

Physics

Where Discoveries Begin (National Science Foundation)

Why Study Physics (American Physical Society)

K-8 - Elementary and Middle School Physics (American Physical Society)

High School Teachers & Students (American Physical Society)

Teaching Resources (American Association of Physics Teachers)

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Scholastic’s 40 Cool Science Experiments

National Science Foundation Classroom Resources

National Education Association STEM Resources

Strange Matter (Ontario Science Centre & Materials Research Society with support of the National Science Foundation)

Plastics

How Plastics Are Made (American Chemistry Council)

Playing with Polymers (Scientific American)