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This resource, provided by Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center), is a 9-page guide for a lab on colloidal gold nanoparticle synthesis and characterization. Throughout the lab, students will investigate the synthesis of the colloidal nanoparticle solutions,...

This seven-page laboratory activity guide from Edmonds College introduces undergraduate students to how materials properties are used in engineering design. This modular laboratory activity spans 3-5 class sessions. In the activity, students simulate the use of composite columns and use spreadsheets...

This learning activity will provide students with an introduction to the layup method of composite production. Students will use epoxy resin and fiberglass woven cloth to create their own lay-up, and in the process learn about matrices, resins, hardeners, and release agents. This activity is...

This learning activity will provides a lesson on "the effect on strength and stiffness of a material when it is manufactured as a composite." Popsicle sticks are used to demonstrate the difference between singular materials and composite materials. The activity is meant for students to understand...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this demonstration on corrosion. The laboratory exercise will allow students the opportunity to "observe the electrochemical nature of the changes in an iron nail when it corrodes and to investigate methods to protect it." Ways...

Program Description Bio-Link offers a number of Course-in-a-Box resources intended for instructors to adapt and introduce into new courses. These collections of resources have been compiled and contributed by instructors of Bio-Link programs. Resources can include course descriptions, student...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, provides students with the opportunity to "use the pure silver nanoparticles they synthesize to create antibacterial socks." Using a relatable medium like socks allows students to synthesize new information on and...

Module Description: This Cross-Linked Polymers module was created by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link). "This module allows students to investigate forces and interactions at the molecular scale by mixing different liquids with a cross-linked polymer." Science concepts covered in...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about polymers. The class will be introduced to the concepts and vocabulary of polymers with simple models. Cheese puffs and Cheetos will be used to create simulations of polymer chains....

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this experiment on the basic crystal structures that metal atoms form. The laboratory exercise uses Styrofoam balls and toothpicks to construct the packing configurations that metals form. The lesson includes a step by step...