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This resource, from the STEM Guitar Project, is an activity on the mathematics of musical scales. "In this activity, students will explore the mathematical principles of musical scales by measuring and graphing the frequencies produced by standard-pitched instruments." This resource briefly...

This 1-page measurement activity is provided AgrowKnowledge and is intended to help students understand the importance of measurement and how to read a ruler. This activity includes goals and objectives, a brief overview, time required, materials required, methods, and standards. In this activity...

This 11-page resource, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, is an activity on the measurement of guitar string action. During the activity students will "learn to use precision measurement tools (string action gauges or steel rules) to determine the amount of string action on their guitar."...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), introduces students to "some of the many applications of MEMS and allow[s] them to explore areas of their personal interest." This module is divided into the following three units: MEMS Applications Overview...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides "an overview of how MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) are being used for bioterrorism and environmental sensing." The module is divided into the following three units: Primary Knowledge (PK) Reading...

Module Description: This learning module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), is an overview of the history of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). This resource provides "a timeline of the progression of microtechnology through a series of innovations that starts with the...

Module Description: This module, from the Support Center for Microsystems Education (SMCE), supports the Making Micro Machines film. The module contains activities and assessments related to the film. "The film introduces MEMS (microelectromechanical systems), applications, fabrications, and...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides an "overview of three micromachining processes (bulk, surface, LIGA) used for the fabrication of microsystems or MEMS (microelectromechanical systems)." This module is divided into the following...

In this activity, provided by the GeoTech Consortium of Western New York, students hike Mendon Ponds Park to learn about topography and glacial features. "Students will fortify their understanding of topographic maps, by physically hiking an area that they previously viewed on paper and experiencing...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides students with "the opportunity to explore micro pressure sensors, their applications, development, fabrication, and operation." The module is divided into the following five units: Knowledge Probe...