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This 3-page lab guide, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is for a photolithography lab activity. During the lab, students will use 3'' silicon substrates to "evaluate three different exposure times using hard...

This lab activity from the Biotechnology Alliance for Suncoast Biology Educators (BASBE) demonstrates the concept of pH. It has an activity that allows students to evaluate the effectiveness of antacid tablets including developing a testable hypothesis. The lesson includes background information on...

This 2-page learning activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), asks students to perform chemical analysis on different substances (common items like shampoo, vinegar and baking soda can be used) according to standard procedural methods. Information on learning...

This six-page instructor guide from Edmonds Community College outlines a one-session laboratory activity demonstrating the effects of phase changes in metals, with a focus on high carbon steels and nickel titanium (nitinol). After completing this activity, students will be able to discuss the...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this demonstration on the phase transition of high carbon steel. The crystalline structure of iron is different at different temperatures, and high-carbon steel alloys undergo a transformation from BCC to FCC in a very small...

Module Description: This module, created by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link), introduces students to photolithography, "the process of copying a high-resolution pattern onto multiple substrates." During the module learning activity (Option A) students "replicate key parts of the...

These professional development materials are related to a hybrid, dual-credit course that was created by the Developing Photonics Education in Iowa's Rural Secondary schools project. This course and supporting materials were created to "increase the number of photonics technicians in the U.S. via...

This 3-page lab, from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Resource Center (NACK Center), focuses on physical vapor deposition and the use of a Cooke thermal evaporator to gain experience with the evaporation process. The background section covers concepts like crystal thickness...

The Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2) has created four laboratory manuals provided as downloadable pdfs. The Pichia pastoris - HSA Core Production System laboratory manual is 108 pages; it includes standard operating procedures, batch records, and competencies lists related...

In this lab activity from the Biotechnology Alliance for Suncoast Biology Educators (BASBE), students will use a compound microscope to examine a few simple plant and animal tissues and explore the idea of different cell types that specialize in their form and function. Students then submit a set of...