ERC High School Outreach

Summer High School Program

17 campers + 4 student counselors + 3 faculty + Guest speakers

= Lots of learning and fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvBAl6H6wQU

July 27-31st the Nano to Bio Camp

July 27th began with 17 apprehensive high school students,

July 31st they left with 17 new best friends

A VERY Special Thanks to Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Institute !!

Modules created at PTEI were transported to NCA&T, these included:

Introduction:

Biomedical Challenge: Restoring Gold Medal Performance! What comprises our

bodies? What are the structural components of our bodies and how do they allow us to

move (perform)?

Entrepreneurship - Name Your Company

Bones and Cells

•Skin Model Synthesis

•Chicken Little Dissection

•Build a Tissue + Skin Model Wound

•Measurement in the Laboratory: “I got skills!”

•Determination of Fluid Density

•Stem Cell Culturing (C2C12 passage)

•Bone Strength Competition

•Yeast models in Tissue Engineering

•UV influence on skin cells

•Toxicity Assays

•Stem Cell Seeding Challenge

•Examination of Tissue Construct + Skin Model

•Discussion of Scaffolds and ECM

•Bone + Muscle TE Challenge

•Scaffold Diffusion (TE triangle activity)

•Bio-ethics debates

Speakers

•DNA gels

•Introduction to DNA- biological

information flow and relation to

therapy

•DNA capsule activity

•View gels and discuss

•Vessel Testing Competition

•“Stem Cell Wrangler” video game

competition

I’ve got skills

with a pipette! Andrew explaining a

new concept

Bio Ethics Debates

Chicken dissection, skin models and MORE!!!

Creation of NCA&T ERC Teaching Module

Overall Task:

To create a metallic biomaterials teaching module for the K-12 classroom that will:

• Introduce students to the basic concepts of bio-engineering

• Increase student knowledge of math & science

• Increase student awareness of and appreciation for the field of engineering

• Enable students to link their knowledge to real-life and real-time experiences

Teaching Module Facilitator:

Shawn Watlington, Coordinator of Professional Development, NC A & T School of Education

Research Experience Teachers (RETs):

• Seema Anand, Science Teacher, Hawfields Middle School

• Jameson McCann, Assistant Professor, Guilford Technical Community College

• Leon Phillips, Adjunct Instructor, Forsyth Technical Community College

• Keith Raye, Adjunct Instructor, Forsyth Technical Community College

• Erin Ringrose, Science Teacher, Guilford Middle School

Learning Objectives

RET’s will:

1. understand the key concepts of inquiry-based learning.

2. translate new scientific knowledge into instructional learning

objectives.

3. create inquiry-based bio-engineering teaching modules for K-12

students that are aligned with the NCSSCOS.

4. utilize reflective practice & collaboration to plan instruction.

FOCUS: Inquiry-Based Learning Experiences

Post-Lab Reflection Protocol

Definition:

An in-depth and open conversation that helps RETs debrief what was learned or

experienced during research, interpret its meaning, and identify the next steps

in the lesson planning process.

Steps:

1. Presentations

Participants brief the group on a new learning experience

2. Clarifying and Probing Questions

Group members ask clarifying questions of each presenter

3. Group Dialogue

Group discusses answers to clarifying questions. Group determines

significance of new knowledge and how it can be used

4. Debriefing

Group summarizes new knowledge and determines next steps

NCAT ERCTeaching Module Elements

Module Element Description

Module Objectives Stated learning outcomes that are aligned with the NCSSCOS

Essential Question (EQ) A broad student-friendly question that focuses the module

Focus and Review A brief activity that engages students and links any prior knowledge they may have

Instructor Input The instructor provides and models new knowledge for student

Inquiry-Based Learning Activity Student demonstrate their understandingthrough inquiry-learning. The instructor serves as facilitator.

Closure Students reflect on what they have learned. Students answer the EQ.

NCA&T ERC Teaching Module

Focus: What is nanotechnology and what are its practical implications?

Activity Description

Online Learning Movie clips, podcasts, and other online activities that demonstrate the nano scale, followed by small & large group discussions

Terminology Games

Activities that introduce or reinforce common terms, ideas, and concepts related to nanotechnology

Lab Safety Labeling of correct lab procedures, discussion of various lab scenarios

Lab Rotations & Demonstrations

Extrusion, Magnesium Processing, Magnetic Sputtering, Pulsed Laser Deposition, & Drop-On-Demand

Online Research Online nanotechnology scavenger hunt using the NCAT-ERC WebQuest Site

Inquiry-Based Learning Project

Students collaborate and use their unique super powers to “save the world” through nanotechnology. The seven-step process is student-directed and requires them to identify a real-life problem, brainstorm, hypothesize, explore/experiment, collect data, create a model, report findings, & reflect.

“Can You Save the World”A Week-Long Metallic Biomaterials Teaching Module

REU Summer 2009 at NCA&TSU

• 6 weeks: June 22 – July 31, 2009;

• Ran concurrently with RET (Research Experiences for Teachers);

• Purpose: Gain experience in leading edge research in the RMB REU

site at NCA&T State University’s, NSF supported, ERC;

• Eligibility: Rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, or recent graduates from

community colleges, colleges and university from accredited 2-year or

4-year institutions;

• Paid mentored-research experience.

• Dr. DeRome O. Dunn

• Undergraduate Research & REU Coordinator

REU Summer 2009 at NCA&TSU

• Participants were placed on teams consisting of: RET, REU & Mentor

RET REU (7 Students) Mentor/Area Home School

Keith Ray Sarah Lewers Dr. Sergey Yarmolenko/ES I NCA&T

Seema Anand Leon White Dr. Zhigang Xu/ES I NCA&T

Dr. L. Phillips Christopher Mahoney Dr. DeRome Dunn/ ES I NCA&T

Erin Ringrose Dan Ted Botoaca Dr.Salil Desai/ES II Cal.State Univ.

Los Angeles

Dr. J. McCann David James Childres Dr. Dhananjay Kumar/ES III Guilford Tech

Ydeka Nie Dr. Clinton Lee/ ES III NCA&T

Jasmine Ryant-Hewlin Drs. Seonghyuk Ko & NCA&T

Chandra K Banerjee/ ES III&I

• ES I: Craniofacial and Orthopedic Applications;

• ES II: Cardiovascular Devices; and

• ES III: Responsive Biosensors for Implants.

REU Summer 2009 at NCA&TSU

• Activities consisted of: research, technical programs and enrichment

activities;

• Research:

– A primary research assignment conducted for 5 weeks,

– A one week research rotation through all the labs so that participants gained

experience in all areas that are a part of the ERC;

• Technical programs (weekly seminars):

– Laboratory Safety, Environmental Health & Safety office,

– Atomic Force Microscopy,

– Thin Film and Nanotechnology,

– Computational Modeling & Simulations in Materials Processing &

Nanoengineering;

REU Summer 2009 at NCA&TSU

• Activities Continued…

• Enrichment activities:

– Intellectual Property & Patient Rights, Office of Research & Economic

Development;

– Biomedical Ethical Issues & Dilemmas, A Case Study;

– Funding Sources and Technical Grant Writing;

– NC Biotechnology Center;

– Oral Presentation Skills;

– Plant Trip to ConvaTec (Producer of ostomy and wound supplies);

– Trip to Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship.

REU Summer 2009 at NCA&TSU

• Closing Program of Oral Presentations given by research teams:– Keith Ray (RET) & Sarah Lewers (REU), ES I

• Optimization of Magnesium and Titanium Coatings Developed by DC Magnetron Sputtering;

– Seema Anand (RET) & Leon White (REU), ES I

• Pore Structure Characterization;

– Dr. Leon Phillips (RET) & Christopher Mahoney (REU), ES I

• Extrusion of Magnesium Wires;

– Brinden McGown (REU), ES I

• Pulsed Laser Deposition of Mg and Mg-alloy Thin Films;

– Pranav Kumar (REU), ES I

• Fabrication and Characterization of TiN Nanowires;

– Erin Ringrose (RET) & Dan Ted Botoaca (REU), ES II

• Release Kinetics of Paclitaxel (Taxol) Embedded Polyesterurethane (PEUU) Coatings on Titanium

Substrate Using Direct-Write Printing;

– Dr. James McCann (RET) & David James Childres (REU), ES III

• TiN as a Biometallic Material;

– Ydeka Nie (REU), ES III

• Four Point Resistivity Measurements;

– Ahmed Altaher (REU), ES III

• MgO + Fe Thin Film Composites for Biosensor Applications;

– Jasmine Ryant-Hewlin (REU), ES I & III

• Titanium Dioxide Photo Catalyst.