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This lesson, from the Northern Wyoming Community College District, focuses on the geology of nonrenewable energy resources, including coal, oil, and oil shale. Over the course of the lesson students create a model of geological strata; compare and contrast the heat content and geologic structure of...

This seven-page instructor guide provides a lesson plan introducing students to liquid crystal technology and the components of an LCD (liquid crystal display). This lesson combines a guided discussion with hands-on activities to demonstrate "key concepts at work in LCD materials technology."...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the metric system of measurement. In this activity, students will "relate the size and scale of objects to various metric units, including the very small nano-scale." This activity will take two 50 minute...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the general concepts of size and scale by discussing the micro and macro worlds. The activity focuses on using scale bars as this is "the most common feature when presenting nanoscale structures or naonoscale...

This 118-page curriculum guide, authored by Jennifer Broo and Jessica Mahoney and published by the University of Florida, provides educators with a curriculum unit that teaches high school students about clinical trials for developing anti-cancer drugs. Throughout nine lessons, students learn about...

This six-page instructor guide from Edmonds Community College outlines a classroom demonstration on the basic differences between metal types and how to test metals. Through a spark test demonstration, students observe the "visible result of the carbon content in steel," the relative lack of carbon...

Learning Unit Description: The Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training Project (iGETT) presents a series of Learning Units (LU) designed to incorporate federal land remote sensing data into Geographic Information System (GIS) instruction. The Tracking Land Cover Changes in the San...

From the GeoExchange Initiative at Gateway Technical College, this Course Outcome Summary describes the Trenching and Header Fundamentals course, in which students learn "the fundamentals of calculating and constructing 2 pipe reverse return reducing headering" including calculating necessary flow...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, teaches students how to measure the wavelength of a laser. Furthermore, students will calculate the uncertainty in their measurement as it is "critical to have accurate measurements on the nanoscale." A Teacher's...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the concept of wave properties. During this lab, students will learn how light waves interact with matter. The activity is "analogous to light traveling through optical media having different indices of refraction...