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This lab activity is provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC) and is intended to bring together all the principles and laws of series circuits. In this lab students will design, construct, and test a multi-range voltmeter. In the process of doing this lab activity, the...

This 10-page lab activity is provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC). "The purpose of this lab is to collect data on measurements, observe skin effect in wires and propagation delay in a cable, and summarize your findings." This lab activity includes information on the ...

Published by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, this activity allows students to design their own Rube Goldberg device which incorporates shape memory alloys. The goals of the lesson are to "encourage students to compare and contrast science and technology; experimental design...

Genetically modified foods are often in the news and widely grown in the United States. Three US government agencies (USDA, FDA, and EPA) work to regulate the introduction and production of genetically modified foods. These crops can provide agricultural, ecological and nutritional benefits, but...

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...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants determine laser wavelength using diffraction grating. Participants learn about white and monochromatic light diffraction and calculate the wavelength of a HeNe laser. Equipment includes a red...

This module is derived from the course “Intro to Mechatronics” at Lawrence Technological University and was developed through seed funding from the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT). This module contains a PowerPoint presentation and LabVIEW simulation file. In the presentation the...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants explore the difference between specular and diffuse reflections, identify skin and ocular hazards associated with the specular reflections of a laser beam, and identify protection and safety...

Description: The materials for this FPGA Beer Module lab activity are provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC). The goal of this lab is to '"earn the use of Spartan 3E FPGA development board from Xilinx and how to create the hardware connections between the development board...

This 24-page resource, made available by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), is the instructor guide for a  laboratory activity from the Digital Fundamentals course designed to "introduce the student to Xilinx software, Spartan 3E FPGA board, how to program in VHDL and create the...