Materials World Modules

Do you need a hair gel that changes color?
Do your feet get cold when you go swimming?

You’ve got problems……..We’ve got answers!!!

Science Symposium: Student Polymer Applications Research

Students in Ms. Renee DeWald’s and Ms. Laura Domanski’s two Chemistry-Physics classes at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, IL, presented summaries of research conducted on polymers using a PowerPoint format. The goal of the research was to find new applications for polymers or to make improvements on existing applications of polymer products. Projects focused on everything from waterproofing socks to creating a hair gel that changes color depending on the humidity.

Here are presentations from some of the participants. (Best viewed in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later version)

	Polymer Application: Improved Car Paint
	Dog-proof Dog Leashes
	Fire Starters
	Painting with Polymers
	A Photo Finish: Using Polymers to Make Photographs smudge proof
	The Experimental Polyflower
	Polymers: A Stronger Paper Bag
	Who needs an Umbrella