1. I will integrate ceramic information into my current Chemistry curriculum.

2. I will teach the application of mastered laboratory skills in the preparation of the superconductor.

3. I will, with the help of the technology teacher, teach new laboratory skills in the preparation of superconductor. (i.e. - pellet making via a hydraulic press and die, annealing methods, etc.)

4. I will demonstrate the principle of the Meissner effect as a test of our newly made superconductor.

5. As a class, we will discuss the current uses and future possibilities of superconductors.

I plan to follow the laboratory procedure found in the Materials and Science Technology lab book (p. 6.75) printed by Batelle Laboratories. I feel I may have to adapt the procedure by using a 1:2:3 yttrium, barium, copper oxide instead of three individual compounds of Y O, BaO , CuO that are suggested in the procedure due to the materials I already have in my chemical storage.

I feel an appropriate time to insert this information into my curriculum would be in connection with naming and writing of compounds. This particular topic is usually discussed in November and should be completed by the holiday break.

I would like to integrate as many real world applications of materials in my Chemistry classroom as I can. This experience of this institute has helped build my knowledge base of materials applications. My goal for this year is to daily give an example of application of the materials around us. I want to set up a display board for each example we collectively come up with in order to continually refer to them in certain areas of chemistry. I will try to tie as many topics of Chemistry to each to show relevancy to my students’ lives.