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Polymer Ambassadors Promoting Polymer Education 1991 – 2009 18 years with 28 Ambassadors

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Polymer Ambassadors. Promoting Polymer Education 1991 – 2009 18 years with 28 Ambassadors. Sponsors. The Polymer Ambassador program is sponsored by the Intersociety Polymer Education Council (IPEC) with grants from: American Chemical Society and these divisions: Polymer, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Polymer Ambassadors

Polymer Ambassadors

Promoting Polymer Education

1991 – 2009

18 years with 28 Ambassadors

Page 2: Polymer Ambassadors

SponsorsThe Polymer Ambassador program is

sponsored by the Intersociety Polymer Education Council (IPEC) with grants from:

American Chemical Society and these divisions:

Polymer,Polymeric Materials: Science and

Engineering,Rubber; and

Society of Plastic Engineers Polymer Pioneers Association

Page 3: Polymer Ambassadors

ACS Polymer Division, We Thank You

For being interested in precollege education.For recognizing the importance of polymer education.For supporting our mission.For letting us share our success story with this presentation.

Page 4: Polymer Ambassadors

IPEC Mission

To significantly increase student interest and participation in science and technology subjects by incorporating the teaching of polymers and polymeric materials into K-12 curricula by utilizing the combined resources and infrastructures of the participating scientific societies.

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Polymer Ambassadors Mission

The Polymer Ambassadors, with resources from educational, industrial, and professional societies, promote polymer education with teachers, students, and community audiences.

Page 6: Polymer Ambassadors

When do K-12 students study polymers?

When a teacher is excited about them.

When a teacher can get the materials inexpensively.

When the activities fit the State Science Educational Standards. The Ambassadors site the Standards for each activity.

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Our Activities PROMOTING POLYMER EDUCATION

INCLUDES:Writing laboratory experiments

Performing demonstrations

Organizing workshops

Developing written materials

Maintaining a WEB sitewww.polymerambassadors.org

Publishing papers in Journals

Earning Teaching Awards

Page 8: Polymer Ambassadors

Some Examples of Laboratory Experiments

What is a Polymer?

Polymers in Cosmetics Grow Creatures Polydensity Tubes

Designer SneakersCorn PlasticsSlimes and Snakes Art in ScienceMath Connections

Page 9: Polymer Ambassadors

Demonstrations

Joyce, Debbie, Jon, Andy, and Lynn

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WorkshopsBarbara, Sue, Sandy, and Vaughn

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Recent Published Papers"Polymer Ambassadors On the WWW", J. of Chemical Education, June 2006. "Chemical Bonding Makes a Difference!", J. of Chemical Education, October 2006."Sorting Recycled Trash: An Activity for Earth Day 2007", J. of Chemical Education, Feb. 2007.

"Polymers in the Field and Track", J. of Chemical Education, October 2008.

"Impact of Polymers in Impact Sports", J. of Chemical Education, October 2008.  

"POLYMER AMBASSADORS: A Novel Program to Promote Pre-college Learning about Polymeric Materials", Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part C: Polymer Reviews, October 2008

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Where does the money go?

Purchasing supplies for every workshop and demonstration.

Travel expenses which include: air fare or mileage, hotel room, and food.

Shipping of supplies to conventions.

WEB site maintenance.

Books and courses on polymers.

We volunteer our time and effort!

Page 13: Polymer Ambassadors

Impact on Polymer EducationThe audiences vary but we have about 30+/- teachers per session.With 20 active ambassadors, we impact over 2000 teachers. Assuming each teacher has 25 students (elementary) or 125 students (high school), we can estimate that 140,000 students are having fun and learning about polymers each year.

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Impact over the yearsAmbassadors have been giving presentations for 18 years.Our journal publications reach thousands of readers.We estimate that our work has impacted over 1.5 million students!One Ambassador is helping with a polymer exhibit at the Philippine Science Centrum.

Page 15: Polymer Ambassadors

Awards and Recognition

Presidential Award for Science Teaching – 5 Ambassadors

Ohaus Award – 2 Ambassadors

CMA Catalyst Award – 3 Ambassadors

The Disney Award – 1 Ambassador

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The future??

Students having interesting experiences with polymers may want to pursue careers in polymers.

Students receiving recognition for competitions involving polymers may also pursue careers in the field.

Students reading about current developments of new polymeric products may pursue related careers.

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We can’t do it without you!