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This video, published by Erie Community College, features an experiment that involves placing a marshmallow in the vacuum chamber of a Rough Vacuum System Trainer (RVET) then reducing the pressure. Elena Brewer, physics professor at Erie Community College, provides step-by-step instructions for...

This video, published by Erie Community College, features a Rough Vacuum System Trainer (RVET) undergoing the pump-down process with a paper tissue simulating a dry contaminant. The experiment lasts five minutes and includes a pressure gauge with the current atmospheric pressure, allowing learners...

This video, published by Erie Community College, features an experiment that involves a Rough Vacuum System Trainer (RVET) undergoing the pump-down process with a wet paper tissue simulating a wet contaminant. The experiment lasts five minutes and includes a pressure gauge with the current...

This 9-page learning activity is from the Introduction to Vacuum Technology Student and Instructor Laboratory Manuals that accompany the Introduction to Vacuum Technology E-Book published by Erie Community College. The activity has students measure physical parameters of a rough vacuum system to...

In this video, published by Erie Community College, Professor Elena Brewer from Erie Community College provides an introduction to activity nine of the student lab manual, where learners measure pressure and pump-down time to examine the effects of leaks in rough vacuum systems. Learners will...

In this video, published by Erie Community College, physics professor Elena Brewer conducts the pump-down process on a Rough Vacuum System Trainer (RVET) with a real leak source present. Throughout the pump-down process, learners will document how long it takes for the atmospheric pressure in the...

In this video, published by Erie Community College, Professor Elena Brewer from Erie Community College conducts the pump-down process on a Rough Vacuum System Trainer (RVET) with a virtual leak source present. Throughout the pump-down process, learners will document how long it takes for the...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this activity as an introduction to the the photoconductive properties of semiconductors. The lab aims to "quantitatively determine how the electrical resistance of a cadmium sulfide photocell varies as a function of light...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about polymers. The class will produce an addition polymer using a free radical initiator. A step by step procedure is included in the document. A basic review of the scientific principles...

This activity from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) is designed to provide a real-world application of the ATEEC Recommended Core Curriculum's math, science, technical, communications, or critical thinking knowledge and skill concepts, which have been identified as...