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This video, from the 2021 Esri Education Summit, explores Esri's education resources. Resources cover a variety of topics, such as geography, environment, business, and health. Resources also provides a variety of capabilities, such as mapping, analysis, and data collection. In the video, an...

This video, provided by the Nebraska Nanoscale Facility (NNF), offers a tour of a characterization room. Characterization, or "surface metrology" is "the measurement of small-scale features on surfaces." Instruments featured in the facility tour include tools to measure topology, thickness, and...

This video, provided by the Nebraska Nanoscale Facility (NNF), offers a tour of a deposition area of a nanoscale facility. Deposition, or electron-beam physical vapor deposition, is a process that creates thin films or coatings; materials created through this process are often used in electronics. ...

This page from the National Science Foundation provides access to the New Formulas publications from The Research on Gender in Science and Engineering Program (GSE). The publications may be downloaded free of charge, and mainly focus on the recruitment and retention of girls and women in science and...

This website is provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and includes resources for students and educators about Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution. Sections of this website include NPS Pollution Activities for Students, Other Resources Specific to NPS Pollution, and Additional...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the general concepts of measurement by using a pool noodle to measure objects. The activity "encourages students to consider features that are useful when developing or using a measurement tool." The lesson...

Nuts, Bolts, and Thingamajigs, founded by the Foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, is "inspiring the next generation of manufacturers, inventors, and entrepreneurs." With that goal in mind, this site provides the information and resources needed to engage younger generations in...

Created by the Stanford Solar Center, this collection of activities serve as guides for those interested in observing the sun. Information on building pinhole cameras, using telescopes, accessing an online solar telescope, observing eclipses, and sketching sunspots is included. Intended for K-12...

This page, from the National Center for Women and Information Technology, offers materials to aid information technology professionals in delivering an age-appropriate presentation to interest middle school students in computing. The downloadable .zip file on the page includes sample correspondence...

This lesson plan introduces students to the properties of metals using the example of a paper clip. A paper clip will fail after being bent many times, illustrating the concept of "fatigue." The fatigue properties of different materials will be compared and observed. The main goal of the lesson is...