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In this video, published by Erie Community College, physics professor Elena Brewer conducts the pump-down process on a Rough Vacuum System Trainer (RVET) with a real leak source present. Throughout the pump-down process, learners will document how long it takes for the atmospheric pressure in the...

In this video, published by Erie Community College, Professor Elena Brewer from Erie Community College conducts the pump-down process on a Rough Vacuum System Trainer (RVET) with a virtual leak source present. Throughout the pump-down process, learners will document how long it takes for the...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this activity as an introduction to the the photoconductive properties of semiconductors. The lab aims to "quantitatively determine how the electrical resistance of a cadmium sulfide photocell varies as a function of light...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about polymers. The class will produce an addition polymer using a free radical initiator. A step by step procedure is included in the document. A basic review of the scientific principles...

This activity from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) is designed to provide a real-world application of the ATEEC Recommended Core Curriculum's math, science, technical, communications, or critical thinking knowledge and skill concepts, which have been identified as...

This 3-page lab, from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Resource Center (NACK Center), is designed to help students explore the adhesion properties of different metals when applied to various substrates through hands-on experimentation. During the lab, students employ hard baking...

This 13-page document, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Network (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is a guide for a laboratory activity where students are introduced to the liftoff process. During the lab, students are asked to "determine the influence...

Kit Description: This Light and Optics Experiment Kit was created by LASER-TEC and is available for purchase. This kit was designed to help students explore geometric optics, wave optics, and the basics of lasers. This kit provides all necessary tools and materials to conduct over 18 experiments....

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this experiment on fiber optics. The lesson aims to show that light will travel down a glass tube because of internal reflection. This module will help students understand the physical properties that allow fiber optics...

This module, created by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link), introduces students to "the phenomenon of band gaps in light emitting diodes using readily accessible experimental materials, LEDs, and inexpensive digital meters." During the learning activity students build a simple Light...