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The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this experiment on flocculation in ceramics. The module aims to show the changes in flocculation of suspensions resulting from varying pH levels. The lesson includes a step by step explanation of the laboratory procedure. A link...

This resource, provided by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center), includes a lab guide and corresponding videos that walk through the process of examining "the liposome as a carrier of fluorescent tags used in cancer identification." Throughout the lab,...

This lab activity, presented by John Chamberlain, demonstrates the use of an inexpensive spectrometer. The four-minute shows the process of examining the wavelengths of light from three different sources: incandescent, florescent, and neon lights. Questions for students about the spectrum are...

This lab activity, presented by John Chamberlain and an assistant, covers the proper care and cleaning of high grade optical lenses. The 5-minute video introduces the parts of an optical cleaning kit, including compressed air, brushes, and solution, and their use before demonstrating the cleaning...

This lab activity, presented by John Chamberlain, covers the process of determining the wavelength using diffraction grating. In this 5-and-a-half-minute video, Chamberlain demonstrates the use of a red laser light, a ruler, a stand, and the diffraction grating to measure diffraction lengths and...

This lab activity, presented by John Chamberlain and an assistant, gives an overview of the optical equipment and components available in the Newport kit. The kit includes a helium neon laser and mount, a set of lenses, and various mounting equipment. A demonstration then shows the creation of a...

This lab activity, presented by John Chamberlain, covers the process of calculating the speed of a red laser light using optical grade plastics. In the 15-minute video, Chamberlain demonstrates the use of using a ruler, protractor, laser level, and pencil to set up angles of incidence and exit of...

This lab activity, presented by John Chamberlain, is one of four on the topic of interference and diffraction. In this 6-minute video, Chamberlain demonstrates the measurement of diffraction of light through a diffraction grating and how to calculate wavelengths and the diffraction grating spacing...

This lab activity, presented by John Chamberlain, is one of four on the topic of interference and diffraction. In this 11-minute video, Chamberlain demonstrates the measurement of both single and double slit diffraction and interference patterns and the calculations required to find the diffraction...

This lab activity, presented by John Chamberlain, is one of four on the topic of interference and diffraction. In this 10-minute video, Chamberlain demonstrates the measurement of the Fraunhofer diffraction of a laser beam passing through a pinhole and the diameter of the airy disk produced as the...