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This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the general concepts of size and scale by focusing on the entire classroom and the size of the students in it. The activity focuses on measuring length as this is "the most common feature when presenting...

This page from the U.S. Department of Energy's WINDExchange Program provides curricula and teaching materials about wind energy for elementary, middle, and high school students. Some featured links include the 4-H Group's Wind Curriculum, which includes a youth guide, a facilitators guide, and...

This resource, published by Georgia Tech Research Institute, features a meteorology activity designed for sixth graders. In this activity, students learn to search for trends in weather forecasts then play the role of school officials to determine whether school should be closed for snow. In the...

This women in technology video was created by the Regional Center for Nuclear Education and Training (RCNET). Young women from elementary school age to college age are shown engaging in various aspects of technological science. This video runs 00:02:05 minutes in length.

This slide deck, from the Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP) project, was presented by Jayma Koval and Dr. Roxanne Moore at the STEM Think Tank and Conference in July, 2015. This presentation discusses Koval and Moore's experience with cultivating and...

The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a visualization software environment that "enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope." The site offers narrated tours from astronomers and educators. An installation of the telescope must be performed before the website is functional. Additionally, the...

This 21-page report, from Grove Academy, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the XTRa Tropical Robotics team for the Ranger Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to build...

In this 6-page document, Chris Hancock and Scot Osterweil explain a computer game, the Logical Journey of the Zoombinis. The intent of this computer game is to make math fun for girls and young women, while introducing concepts such as logical relationships, graphing and algebra. This paper may be...