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  • 2019 Biomaterials Education Challenge

  • 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.

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