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This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an exploration in division with fractions and decimal numbers. In this lesson, students work individually and in pairs to solve application problems using multiple methods. This lesson plan includes...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an exploration in division with fractions. In this lesson students work in pairs to use models, drawings, and equations to solve application problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an exploration in division of natural numbers. In this lesson, students work in pairs to define division and conceptualize different ways of partitioning and grouping numbers. Additionally, students...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), introduces participants to DNA microarrays. The module covers types of arrays, applications, interpretation, design, and fabrication. Included "activities provide the opportunity for students to gain a better...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides "an overview of the DNA molecule, its role as genetic material, its molecular components and structure and DNA replication." The module is divided into the following five units: Knowledge Probe (KP or...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides students with "information needed to understand how the digitally encoded information in DNA is translated into a functional protein that can be used for biomedical applications." This module is divided...

This resource, published by Georgia Tech Research Institute, features a science and data visualization activity designed for sixth graders. In this activity, students plot spatial and temporal earthquake data to make recommendations on where to build a new cell phone manufacturing plant in Northern...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, allows students a chance to experiment using the electro-plating process to produce nanowires. In addition to learning about the production of these components, students will gain a greater understanding of "...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the concept of chemical reactions. Students will learn how "a flow of electrons allows cations in solution to revert to a solid state while plating an object" as well as "the process which allows the ions of the...

This collection, provided by eSyst: Tools for Electronics Education, includes an 8-page student guide and a 6-page instructor guide for a Transmission Line Measurements lab. This lab "aims to familiarize students with common measurements on coaxial transmission lines." The lab includes a purpose,...