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This 44-page teachers guide, provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), includes semiconductor science activities. The student activities in this packet are designed to be incorporated into a standard high school physics curriculum. The intent is to provide the student with...

This resource provides an introductory activity on the basics of semiconductors. Core concepts include understanding holes as charge carriers, doped semiconductors, the P-N junction, energy levels and energy bands, and band structure and conductivity. The interactive module allows students to test...

This 1-page activity provided by AgrowKnowledge is a GPS treasure hunt. During the activity students find and save waypoints on a Garmin 12 GPS unit. Upon completion of this activity students will be able to save four waypoints and find four unknown waypoints using a Garmin 12 GPS unit. This...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the general concepts of size and scale by focusing on measuring length. Students will learn about different scales of measure which is fundamental to learning about nanotechnology. After all, "helping students...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the concepts of material properties. Students will study the antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles and "document and communicate the entire process via their scientific notebook." A Teacher Preparation...

This lesson, from the Northern Wyoming Community College District, focuses on the principles of surface mining and reclamation in coal mining using chocolate chip cookies (where the cookie represents the earth and the chocolate chips coal the students will be surface mining). Using tools provided,...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, is designed to introduce middle and older elementary students to nanoscale objects by comparing them in size to the visible world. Students will receive an introduction to exponents, decimals, and the metric system through...

This resource, published by Georgia Tech Research Institute, features a mathematics and decision making activity designed for eighth graders. In this activity, students use simulations, data visualization, and computational skills to craft product reviews for helmets. Additionally, they will and...

This 7-page resource, provided by the Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center, is a portside robotics educational module for middle school and high school students. During this module students will learn the "basics of the Engineering Design Process, that energy used in our environment...

This collection from the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education Resource Center (CREATE) is composed of teaching materials that highlight a lesson on PVWatts and internet research. In the lesson, students work with data tables, graphs, and assessments. The collection is...