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The objective of this learning activity is to "create an awareness of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and how their use in future applications within the field of nanotechnology can benefit our society." This will be achieved through the use of hands-on models that explore bonding and molecular geometry....

Module Description: This learning module from the Support Center for Microsystems Education introduces students to the different types of cells, aspects of cell growth, and the types of organelles found within cells. The material focuses on cells in relation to bioMEMS (bio- microelectromechanical...

This lesson from the STEM Action Center - Utah describes how educators can develop a model to highlight changes in and the size of matter. This activity fulfills the UT SEEd Strand 5.2 standard. 

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides information on "the general safety rules for facilities and laboratories that use chemicals, and [allows] students the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of these rules." This module is...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides students "with the information needed to interpret chemical labels and information about specific chemicals provided on NFPA [National Fire Protection Association] diamonds and to demonstrate an...

This 35-page learning module from the Northeast Technological Education Center (NEATEC) provides an introduction to the chemistry of hydrophobic sand. After reviewing the document, students should be able to make their own hydrophobic sand by coating regular beach sand particles with silicone spray...

This resource, published by Georgia Tech Research Institute, features a mathematics activity designed for eighth graders. In this activity, "students use a simulation to develop a procedure and collect data regarding the number of houses powered by a solar thermal power plant under different...

This 4-page activity is provided by AgrowKnowledge and is intended for Advanced Placement (AP) high school students or college level engineering fundamentals. The goal of this activity is to "calculate internal pressure (stress) of a pressurized container using strain gage technology." The activity...

In this 2-page activity, provided by the GeoTech Consortium of Western New York: Get the GIST (Geospatial Information Science Technology) Certificate, users will use the ArcGIS web app to collect tree data on four variables. Data will be collected on dbh (diameter base height), tree name, condition,...

This lesson, from the Northern Wyoming Community College District, focuses on geology and the earth's structure in the context of locating and extracting natural resources. Using specially prepared cupcakes, student learn about the earth's geologic history through drawing and labeling rock layers,...