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This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the general concepts of area, perimeter, and volume to include surface area. Early exposure to the concepts of geometry, and broad concepts related to the elementary ideas of nanotechnology, are introduced to...

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...

Unit Description: FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing, has developed a series of “Made in Florida” lesson plans to prepare students for careers in manufacturing. These Lesson Plans are intended to enrich science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...

This is a classroom activity to explain liquid crystal sensors for middle school students. A list of activity materials and .pdf handouts are included. The objectives of the activity are to "understand how liquid crystals (LCs) relate to other phases of matter (liquid, solid, gas); observe that...

This 167-page curriculum was developed by Wayne Randall from North Georgia Technical College for the Livestock and Poultry Production and Management course. The curriculum includes a lesson plan for each lesson that is a part of four units. The lessons include the following: Unit 1 Lesson 1:...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides an opportunity for students to further explore division through the standard algorithm. In this lesson, students will work in pairs to contextualize and apply division to problems. Included in...

Corresponding to the PBS NOVA television program, this site covers the story of how humans developed a method for finding our way around the globe. It discusses today's greatest scientific challenges, explores GPS and how it works, and describes how ancient navigators found their way without...

This activity, from the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, is targeted towards students in elementary school, and challenges them to think of products (either manufactured or natural) that originate from Florida. Students begin by watching a 27-minute video ("Made in Florida") and...

This activity, from the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, is targeted towards students in middle school and high school, and challenges them to think of products (either manufactured or occurring naturally) that originate from Florida. Students begin by watching a 27-minute video...

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...