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This role playing activity, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers both methods of scientific inquiry and problem solving. In this activity, students will "use the skills of scientific inquiry to uncover the most likely perpetrator of a crime, and employ a paper...

The ChemCollective is a collection of educational resources that include virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, tutorials, and concept tests. "Teachers can use the content for pre-labs, for alternatives to textbook homework, and for in-class activities for individuals or teams. Students...

This resource, provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), is an animation of the chemical vapor deposition process. The animation includes text to describe the process. An .mp4 is also available and runs 01:32 minutes in length.

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the concepts of material properties. Students will use "electrochemistry techniques to generate colloidal silver and then utilize the colloidal silver to determine if the growth of the bacteria Saccharomyces...

In this lab, from National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, students will study nanoparticles, specifically dilutions of gold and silver. Students will study brine shrimp and explore "...the effects of exposing living organisms to different nanoparticles at various concentrations." There...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about polymers. The demonstration will show the formation of a condensation polymer. The document includes a review of the basic scientific principles involved. The procedure should take...

This website includes a simple description of how a mass spectrometer works. Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique for the determination of the elemental composition of a sample or molecule. Mass spectrometry is also used for elucidating the chemical structures of molecules, such as...

Published by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, and created by Alonda Droege and the University of Washington, this 50-minute activity "explores how nanotechnology can be used to change the properties of a surface so that it either attracts or repels water." The Teachers' Guide...

This video, from the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, introduces viewers to the Touchstone algae research project, where partners are experimenting in growing algae on a large scale for biofuel production. The video discusses the energy extraction process as well as the other products that can be...

This activity is meant to provide a real world application of the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center's (ATEEC) Recommended Core Curriculum. This curriculum was identified by ATEEC Fellows as necessary preparation for environmental technology occupation. In this activity, students...