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Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides students "with the information needed to interpret chemical labels and information about specific chemicals provided on NFPA [National Fire Protection Association] diamonds and to demonstrate an...

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 Classifying Wildfires in Southwestern...

Module Description:  This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides participants with "an overview of how microtechnology is used for standard clinical laboratory tests". The module presents information for participants to learn about "the testing that takes place in a...

This collection from the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education Resource Center (CREATE) is composed of teaching materials that highlight a lesson on commercial building energy systems. The collection is composed of a video and six documents. In the video, the unique needs of...

This 252-page manual is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and is part of a series on community-based education. This manual includes lessons, tools, resources, and forms that will provide guidance to assist educators and students with conducting community-based projects. The...

This 112-page manual is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and is part of a series on community-based education. This manual provides lessons, tools, and resources to connect students with communities. The manual is divided into ten sections: Acknowledgement, Introduction,...

This module, created by Craig Johnson of Central Washington University, "incorporates engineering design (using smart spreadsheets) into a laboratory activity focusing on columns made of composite materials." In this lab, students will simulate the use of composite columns and use spreadsheets to...

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...

Unit Description: FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing, has developed a curriculum to prepare students for careers in manufacturing. These Comprehension Instructional Sequence Model (CIS) Lesson Plans are intended to “build learners’ background knowledge in...