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This role playing activity, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, 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.

In this lab 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 is a twenty-one page teacher's preparatory guide,...

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...

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 lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, consists of two activities, 'Fly Poison' and 'Water Maze,' to introduce students to self-assembly in nanotechnology. 'Fly Poison' models how "researchers build very small devices by the self-assembly of molecules" for...

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...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, will "help students understand how chemical reactions are used to create the specific shapes on surfaces of crystalline materials, which make up functional components within electronics." The wet etching process is used to...