Each educational module should demonstrate fundamental biomaterials concepts, with scientific principles that are understandable to a middle school audience and designed for a 45 minute class period.

The goals of this competition are to:

· improve widespread understanding of biomaterials-related science and careers in the middle school population;

· to encourage SFB student chapters to participate in K-8 outreach efforts;

· to reward the communication skills and creativity of the next generation of biomaterials researchers and educators.

To participate in the Biomaterials Education Challenge, submit an abstract that addresses the following items:

· Statement of purpose including target age group and group size

· Description of activity methods including materials and budget

· Assessment method and results

Finalists will be selected based on the submitted abstracts to present a poster to the panel of judges for this competition. Prizes will be awarded to the top teams.

Awardees will be required to submit module write-ups for their activities that will be hosted on the SFB website.