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This resource includes a 199-page student laboratory manual and 244-page instructor guide. The lab manual provides assignments and labs corresponding to concepts found in the Introduction to Vacuum Technology E-book. Each activity unit includes a summary of learning activities, a pre-lab assignment,...

This activity from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) explores invasive species. The activity asks students to look into one invasive species and record details about their native habitat, diet, how and why the species was introduced, and more. Students then create an...

In this lesson, students work in groups to create products that can help address everyday annoyances. They then design business plans for the manufacturing and marketing of their inventions.

In this 7-page activity, provided by the GeoTech Consortium of Western New York, students will "discover and investigate tectonic plate boundaries by analyzing maps showing seismic volcanic activity." The student worksheet includes instructions and questions to be answered throughout the lab. This...

In this 1-page activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center, students develop a procedure for separating a mix of granulated salt, fine sawdust, iron filings, and fine sand. Through the activity, students learn to correlate results, plan action needed, generate new ideas,...

This 3-page learning activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC). tests students' ability to observe carefully and identify violations of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. Using the first 30 minutes of the film Jurassic Park, students ...

This LabsLand website connects schools with real laboratories that are available on the Internet. "A real laboratory can be a small arduino-powered robot in Spain, a kinematics setup in Brazil or a radioactivity testing lab in Australia." The laboratories are real, "not simulations: the laboratories...

This resource, published by Georgia Tech Research Institute, features an earth science activity designed for sixth graders. In this activity, students develop a procedure using a scale model with dish soap to determine how long it takes lava to flow, then draft recommendations for the evacuation of...

This 4-page resource, from the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC), is a template for a set of in-class learning activities. There are sections for an instructor to fill in the basic information about each intended lesson, including recommended resources, instructor preparation, in-class...

This collection of nine activity-based English lessons is from the American Samoa Technician Education Readiness Pathway Project (ASTERP). ASTERP aims to adapt the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded guitar building program to prepare students in American Samoa for entry into technician...