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This learning module, from the National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT), provides a lesson on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for middle school students. The lesson explores ITS-based solutions for reducing fuel consumption and how to calculate one's own carbon footprint. Learning...

This learning module, from the National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT), provides a lesson on congestion-based tolling, flowcharting, and programming for middle school students. Learning outcomes include the following:  Students will learn about congestion-based pricing: its purpose...

The Molecular Expressions website features photo galleries that explore the fascinating world of optical microscopy. The site offers a large collection of color photographs taken through an optical microscope (commonly referred to as "photo-micro-graphs"). The Photo Gallery contains an introductory...

Catch a ride to NanoSpace with Oxy and her crew to boldly go where only atoms have gone before! Aboard the Molecularium, the most fantastic ship in the universe, fly through the crystalline structure of a snowflake, explore the metallic maze of a penny, blast through the far reaches of space, escape...

This 25-page report, from Mount Laurel Library (MTL), describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the MTL Horizon team for the Ranger Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to build...

This exercise, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the concept of nanobacteria. In this lesson, students will "calculate surface area, draw graphs, and approximate the populations of bacteria and nanobes." This exercise will run more smoothly if students have...

Nanooze is a website that has been created to get kids excited about science and especially nanotechnology. The world that is too small to see is full of interesting stuff. Scientists and engineers are beginning to understand this world and learning how to change things at the nanoscale level. Why?...

This video adapted from North Dakota State College of Science explores the range of science and technology careers that work with matter at an incredibly small scale: the nanoscale. A college instructor explains that almost anyone interested in mathematics or science, whether it’s physics, biology,...

This is the homepage for the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project that offers energy information and programs for teachers and students. "Since its founding, NEED has kept its Kids Teaching Kids philosophy as a fundamental principle of NEED programming - encouraging students to...

This website, produced by the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP), works to highlight resources and programs that encourage girls to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).  NGCP offers various publications on their website.  These resources...