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This is a series of laboratory modules and exercises designed to teach an introduction to digital logic course. It was created by Clint Cole (owner of Digilent www.digilentinc.com). He has given permission to use it for educational purposes.

This lesson plan provides an introduction to the hardness of materials. Specifically, the exercise allows students the opportunity to "observe the changes in hardness of brass resulting from different percentages of rolling, along with the accompanying changes in microstructure." Students will also...

This activity, provided by the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), takes students on two virtual field trips that focus on the effects of climate change on glaciers and permafrost. The field trips guide students using way points on Google Earth that include explanations,...

This 2-page activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), is intended to help environmental science students connect core skills in math, science, communication, and critical thinking to real-world issues. This lesson introduces simple gas laws and air pressure...

This lesson, developed by Mandy Adami, reviews students' knowledge of Wyoming energy resources as they relate specifically to Wyoming geography and infrastructure. The culminating activity will have students demonstrate their knowledge of the different types of energy in Wyoming, and where they are...

This lesson, created by Bruce Karpe, utilizes Chevron's online simulation, Energyville (the objective of which is to provide "enough power to meet the energy demands of a city with a population of 5.9 million people, while keeping them prosperous, secure, and living in a clean environment") to...

This lesson, from the Northern Wyoming Community College District, focuses on mining for energy sources in the state of Wyoming. Students learn about "the amount of resources available for mining and the amounts produced throughout the state," including coal, natural gas, fissionable materials, oil,...

This scenario-based instructional activity card, from the ATE 2.0: Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work project, was created to support the implementation of the Cross-Disciplinary STEM CORE Framework. This framework has the following three skill areas: Data Knowledge and Analysis, Advanced...

This course, created by Sookyung Chang, has students apply knowledge acquired previous science classes in the composition of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a current proposed action at a specific site, especially in energy production. This course, which is for non-science majors, places...

This 8-page activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center, has students learn about environmental justice by examining a case study. The case study explores the decline of a loca l neighborhood and how the decline might represent an environmental injustice caused by...