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This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, allows students to "understand how light is bent into different directions as it interacts with small objects, especially those on the nanoscale (1-100nm)." Additionally, students will learn about the process of x-ray...

This resource from the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing (FLATE) will help educators bring music into their classrooms. Everyday items are used including rubber bands, tissue boxes and paperclips. The lesson plan is intended for middle school aged students; the...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers magnetism. Students will experiment with ferrofluid which is "a unique material that has both magnetic and liquid properties. Ferrofluid is a colloidal solution of nano-sized particle of magnetite suspended in a...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants measure the diameter of human hair using diffraction. Participants learn about the diffraction of light on human hair and a thin metal wire, and then calculate the thickness of the hair and wire....

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants measure the focal length of a double convex or bi-convex (DCX) lens. The tracing of light rays by an infinite source through a DCX lens and applications of DCX lenses for improving human vision...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants measure the focal length of a bi-concave (DCV) lens. Information on how DCV lenses can correct human vision and other applications are highlighted. Equipment includes an LED flashlight,...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants measure the focal length of a Fresnel lens. Equipment includes an LED flashlight, flashlight holder, Fresnel lens, lens holder, measuring tape, pencil, and white sheet of paper. The video...

This 12-page resource, made available by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is an activity that introduces students to the "Force of Impact using Accelerometer and Newtons' Laws of Motion." Upon completion of this activity, students will be able to define: acceleration, force, mass, Newton's...

This 3-D animation is a visualization of the Miller indices (Miller indexes) showing approximately 24 various possible planes. The three intercepts are shown along with the plane notation.

This page is an index to the interactive Java tutorials developed to help students understand topics in electricity and magnetism. Created by Florida State University, the site contains tutorials about concepts such as capacitance, Ohm's Law, and creation of a silicon seascape. The website contains...