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This video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), is an animation which shows the viewer how to make an origami 3-D crystal from a template developed by Jack Judy at UCLA. Through this animation, "the 3-D crystal allows you to "see" the different planes of a silicon crystal,...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the concepts of material properties. During this lab, students will study the antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles and "document and communicate the entire process via their scientific notebook." A...

This resource, provided by Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center), is a 12-page guide for a lab on silver nanowire synthesis and characterization. Throughout the lab, students will investigate the synthesis of silver nanowires, gain experience in nanoscale...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about polymers. The module will "explore the change in physical properties of a polymer as a result of cross-linking. The result of adding more cross-linking agents to a polymer is...

This experiment, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers Shape Memory Alloys or Smart Materials. A Smart Material or Shape Memory Alloys belongs to a class of materials which displays the shape memory effect (SME); they possess the ability to radically change...

This video from CUNY Kingsborough Community College shows the process of staining and imaging an agarose gel. The video describes the process step by step and would be easy to replicate in a laboratory setting. Running time for the video is 3:18.

This short YouTube video, which runs for 0:26 was created by Dr. Michael Freudinger in 2008 to demonstrate the slow crystallization of super saturated sodium acetate. The description of the video provides an explanation for the reaction: "A single seed crystal was added to the saturated sodium...

This video discusses some of the work done with superhydrophobic technology at Sandia National Laboratories. This video demonstration is an excellent introduction to the technology and would be useful in facilitating classroom discussion. Running time for the video is 4:10.

Presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, this two-part laboratory activity was designed to complement any chemistry unit on catalysts to "help students understand how nanoparticles may be more effective catalysts by investigating how the surface area-to-volume ratio of a...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this demonstration on corrosion. The class will observe the corrosion of iron nails in a test tube over a period of several days. The lesson includes a step by step explanation of the laboratory procedure and discussion...