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The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about polymers. The class will be introduced to the concepts and vocabulary of polymers with simple models. Cheese puffs and Cheetos will be used to create simulations of polymer chains....

This 24-page report, from Brother Rice High School, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Crusader Robotics team for the Ranger Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this experiment on the basic crystal structures that metal atoms form. The laboratory exercise uses Styrofoam balls and toothpicks to construct the packing configurations that metals form. The lesson includes a step by step...

This animation, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), "illustrates the crystal growth of silicon using a seed crystal (or unit cell) positioned to the (100) plane. The silicon crystal grows into a large ingot which is sliced into silicon wafers. To verify the (100) plane of...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), introduces "the science of crystallography and its importance to microtechnology." This module is divided into the following six units: Knowledge Probe (KP), Primary Knowledge (PK), Growing Crystals - Hot Ice...

This video, from the National Cybersecurity Training and Education (NCyTE) Center, is the third and final video in a series that discuses cyber supply chain attacks and risk management. This video provides a review of the first video in the series and then discusses "... the U.S. government...

This webpage, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, is a collection of guitar model design files. Files included on this webpage are for the following topics: 2019 Fusion 360 Guitar Body Model, 2019 DXF Guitar Body, 2019 CNC Institute No Profile Body, 2016 STEM Guitar Body, 2016 Production...

This page, assembled by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, features a collection of curricula resources concerning groundwater. The site features lesson plans and activities for students from Kindergarten to High School, and involve topics such as Wells and Groundwater, Predicting...

This video, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, was recorded at the Guitar Build Institute held at Aptos Middle School in San Francisco, California in 2018. In the video Steve Brown demonstrates cutting in the truss rod relief on a fretboard during electric guitar construction. The video runs...

This 25-page report, published by Case Western Reserve University, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the CWRUbotix team for the Explorer Class of the 2022 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM...