Jacque teamed up with Dr. Simon Roe from the NC State Vet School to give a presentation to local high school students as part of the NC State Engineering Bits and Bytes Day. They talked about bone material properties and how we can potentially improve treatment options for injury. The students experimented with breaking chalk and Popsicle sticks, and also worked with external fixators to determine effective configurations for bone healing.
The OML participated in SciREN, which aims to connect local STEM researchers and educators to foster the dissemination of current research and ultimately enhance the science literacy of today’s youth. Nicholas wrote an amazing lesson plan focusing on the structure and function of bone, including studying material properties, Wolff’s Law, and comparative bone anatomy of various animals.
If you’re interested in checking out the lesson, you can find it here: Structure and Function of Bone Activity. Any feedback would be very much appreciated, please email Stephanie or Nicholas.
Here are some photos of us in action!
Nicholas explains bone mechanics to some local students
Nicholas tells some local teachers about our lesson plan.
Several labs in the BME Department, including OML, gave lab tours to middle school students participating in the IMHOTEP program at NC State.
