Materials Toolkit for Schools
	Material Science impacts on every aspect of daily living. It is about how existing materials behave and how to make new ones. On this site you will find a number of tools for learning about materials science and selecting the right material for a problem. Our current toolkit, which was awarded the Nexia Solutions/Royal Academy of Engineering Innovation in Education Prize for 2007, is listed on the left hand menu. Many of the tools can be used in a general class room situation across science, physics, chemistry or design and technology. Specifically we have focused on the design of a jet engine as an example. Increasing demand for air travel will mean that in order to reduce the environmental impact, further large improvements in aircraft and engine performance will be necessary. This challenge will require materials scientists and engineers of ingenuity and invention. Now, you can try out our newly released Toolkit for Schools' link here. LATEST NEWSThe Tools4Schools team from the University of Manchester are exhibiting at this year's Southport Airshow 2011. You can come to see our popular 3D Journey Through A Jet Engine and you also have the chance to design your own jet engine as well. Besides, you can come to speak to the aviation experts and learn more about how a jet engine being built. For younger children, you can learn about propulsion by having balloon race. Come and see us there at Southport Airshow 2011.