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This resource, provided by Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center), is a 12-page guide for a lab on the determination of percent oxygen in air. Throughout the lab, students will: Measure the size of a room to determine the room volume Measure the weight of a...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about polymers. The exercise will investigate the use of the "three arrow numbering system" for recycling polymers. The lab covers classes of polymers, their uses and physical properties of...

In this video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), viewers can watch an animation on the dry thermal oxidation process. This animation "illustrates the chemistry of a dry thermal oxidation process that is used to grow silicon dioxide (SiO2) on a silicon (Si) wafer. In a dry...

This video is provided by Missoula College and shows energy practicum students precipitating gold out of solution as part of a method of reusing gold that had been removed from electronic waste. The video runs 05:02 minutes in length and features students discussing various aspects of the chemistry...

This 2-page activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), is intended to help environmental science students connect core skills in math, science, communication, and critical thinking to real-world issues. This lesson introduces simple gas laws and air pressure...

This video, from the Rubbermaid company, demonstrates a plunger which never gets wet. The plunger uses a nanotech coating to stay clean and dry. The video demonstration will help to facilitate discussion about the everyday applications of nanotechnology as well as how this plunger works. Running...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, allows students a chance to experiment using the electro-plating process to produce nanowires. In addition to learning about the production of these components, students will gain a greater understanding of "...

This resource, provided by Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center), is a 12-page guide for a lab on the electrodeposition of nickel nanowires. Upon completion of the lab, students should be able to "understand the process of electroplating and its use at the...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the concept of chemical reactions. Students will learn how "a flow of electrons allows cations in solution to revert to a solid state while plating an object" as well as "the process which allows the ions of the...

This resource provides an introductory activity on electrons in atoms and molecules. Core concepts include the formation of atoms, chemical bonding, chemical polarity and atoms in electric fields. The interactive module allows students to test their knowledge as they learn. The material would be...