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This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants explore the difference between specular and diffuse reflections, identify skin and ocular hazards associated with the specular reflections of a laser beam, and identify protection and safety...

Description: The materials for this FPGA Beer Module lab activity are provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC). The goal of this lab is to '"earn the use of Spartan 3E FPGA development board from Xilinx and how to create the hardware connections between the development board...

This 24-page resource, made available by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), is the instructor guide for a  laboratory activity from the Digital Fundamentals course designed to "introduce the student to Xilinx software, Spartan 3E FPGA board, how to program in VHDL and create the...

This lab, provided by eSyst: Tools for Electronics Education, introduces students to data contained in computer files and hardware that can make use of this data. "This knowledge helps the student have a better understanding of how the digital world of computers is a world of 1s and 0s and hardware."...

The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) has made digital home technology integration curriculum available online. The site includes a syllabus, learning activities and PowerPoint presentations related to the topic. Sample resources are available to anyone.

From the University of California, Davis, Partnership for Plant Genomics Education, this biotechnology laboratory is a two-day activity using the ELISA assay, a "test that uses the immune system to detect disease," to study the epidemiology of a hypothetical small scale epidemic. The lesson gives...

The Using DNA Barcodes to Identify and Classify Living Things laboratory demonstrates several important concepts of modern biology. During the course of this laboratory, students will collect and analyze sequence data from plants or animals or products from them, use DNA sequences to identify...

This virtual lab from the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah provides an overview of DNA extraction, including what it's used for, illustrations, and an activity using cheek cells and laboratory equipment to isolate DNA. The lab is followed by a classroom activity that allows...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), introduces participants to DNA microarrays. The module covers types of arrays, applications, interpretation, design, and fabrication. Included "activities provide the opportunity for students to gain a better...

This resource, published by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is a 9-page guide for a lab activity where students "test the antibacterial properties of their lab synthesized silver nanoparticles." During the lab, students...