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      Materials science, polymers, gels, soft matter, energy storage, redox reactions, chemistry, solar cells, STEM outreach.

    • Abstract

       

      In this article, we describe our experiences of conducting aseries of workshops titled ‘It’s a MATERIALS world!’ topopularize Materials Science among school children in India.Some of the hands-on activities that can be performed witheasily available ingredients/equipment in a classroom are describedfor the benefit of educators.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Shruti Sharma1 Shivani Semwal2 Darshana Joshi3

      1. Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
      2. Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography Memorial University St. John‘s NL Canada AIB 3X7
      3. Department of Physics Cavendish Laboratory University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK CB3 OHE
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