Other Polymer and Educational Resource Links

Check out some of these other polymer-related and educational resources:

• Polymer Ambassadors
  A resource with additional lesson plans using polymer related materials
• Macrogalleria
  A resource with a variety of information on polymers
• Rubber Band Contest For Young Inventors
  AGPA's annual contest designed for 5th-8th grade students
• The Ohio Resource Center
  Not specifically polymer focused, but a resource for lesson plans
• Akron Polymer Technology Services
  At APTS (formerly the Akron Polymer Training Center and Applied Polymer Research Center), our mission is to advance all sectors of the polymer industry through the delivery of training, testing, and processing services that enrich learning and optimize industrial performance.
• School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering
  For more than 100 years students and faculty from around the world have been coming to The University of Akron to focus on polymer research and education.
• http://phet.colorado.edu/
  Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations.
• http://www.algalita.org/youth-education/
  Algalita is dedicated to the protection and improvement of the marine environment and its watersheds through research and education on the impacts of plastic pollution.
• www.makerfaire.com
  Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.
• http://www.terrificscience.org/
  Beginning in the early 1980s, a group of dedicated science educators and friends collaborated with school and industry leaders to work towards common goals of enhancing science education and community outreach. These efforts lead to the formation of Terrific Science Programs and Press.
• http://www.sciencebuddies.org/
  Hands-on Science Resources for Home and School
• http://www.akronlibrary.org/
• www.ted.com
• www.ed.ted.com
• http://bioproducts.osu.edu/lesson-plans
  Education Resources for Free Download
• http://pathwaystoscience.org/
  Our mission is to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).