Which Material is the Strongest?

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Curiosity trigger

The students will try to bend a steel object, and then they will learn about a material 100 times stronger than steel – graphene. Using graphene, the students will construct a flashlight. They will learn about the properties and applications of graphene.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Creative problem-solving
Critical thinking and drawing conclusion

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Authors

Author: Michał Bardadyn
Methodology: Urszula Wojtowicz, Agnieszka Koszany
Translation: Paweł Fabrowicz
Producer: Agnieszka Koszany, Marta Przywara

Source

This lesson plan is a modified version of one created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.
Image Model of graphene structure published on flickr under the CC-BY 2.0 license.

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