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By the Teeth of Your Skin

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By the Teeth of Your Skin

This case study features a summary of how new products were made to mimic shark skin. In this lesson, students will learn about shark skin and bacter...

A Sticky Situation

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A Sticky Situation

This case study features a summary of an adhesive developed using the same principles as those used by gecko feet. In this lesson, students explore G...

It’s Hip to Be Square

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It’s Hip to Be Square

This case study contains a summary of a study on seahorse tails. In this lesson, students consider how researchers studied seahorse tails and then t...

Corn Flakes

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Corn Flakes

This case study provides a summary of the history of Corn Flakes. In the lesson, students explore the history of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and the appli...

Get Fired Up With Friction Lights

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Get Fired Up With Friction Lights

This case study provides a summary of the history and science of matches. In the lesson, students consider how matches were discovered and work toge...

That’s a Wrap

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That’s a Wrap

This case study provides a summary of the discovery and history of plastics. Students consider how plastic was discovered and work together to think...

A Sticky Discovery

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A Sticky Discovery

This case study provides a summary of the invention of Post-It Notes. In this lesson, students learn about the invention which resulted from an acci...

Putty in Your Hands

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Putty in Your Hands

This case study provides a summary of the invention of Silly Putty, along with recipes for students to make toy putty. In this lesson, students expl...

Sweet and Sour

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Sweet and Sour

This case study provides a summary about the discovery of saccharin. In this lesson, students learn about the accidental discovery and the chemistry ...

Saving Lives Through an Accident

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Saving Lives Through an Accident

This case study provides a summary and history on the discovery of glass. In this lesson, students learn about ordinary glass and two types of glass�...

A Wearable Water Filter

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A Wearable Water Filter

This case study provides a summary and history of a study on cholera. In this lesson, students explore how researchers developed a new solution to cho...

From Ship to Staircase

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From Ship to Staircase

This case study features a summary about the history of the Slinky. In this lesson, students learn about the accidental invention of the slinky whic...

Man of Stainless Steel

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Man of Stainless Steel

This case study provides a section that describes the discovery of stainless steel. The creation of a new kind of alloy was an accidental discovery ...

Super Glue

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Super Glue

This case study provides a summary of the accidental discovery of super glue and explains how the product emerged as one of the most popular glues for...

Teflon

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Teflon

This case study provides a summary of the accidental discovery of Teflon and explains how Teflon has been transformed into one of the most popular non...

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