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This role playing activity, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers both methods of scientific inquiry and problem solving. In this activity, students will "use the skills of scientific inquiry to uncover the most likely perpetrator of a crime, and employ a paper...

This slide deck, from the Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP) project, was presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching in April, 2016. This presentation discusses the AMP-IT-UP project and the designing an...

This paper from Kurt Y. Michael, Technology Education Teacher at Central Shenandoah Valley Regional Governor's School in Fishersville, Virginia, covers computer-simulation technology in education. He presents a study comparing hands-on activities and simulation activities in technology education....

These presentation slides, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, discuss engineering notebooks and the Engineering Design Process Log (EDP). The EDP is intended to guide the engineering design process, including documentation and assessment. The evolution of engineering notebooks is discussed...

This 36-page paper, provided by the Georgia Institute of Technology, discusses an electronic Engineering Design Process Log (EDP). This log is intended to guide the engineering design process, including documentation and assessment. This paper provides "a detailed description of the EDP log and...

This classroom module will serve as an introduction to the topic of biomimetics. Students will gain an understanding of the basic concepts of scale, laboratory instruments involved, logical reasoning and imaging materials related to the topic. The activity is appropriate for upper elementary and...

The HubbleSite includes news, lessons, activities, and multimedia on the hubble telescope and the work performed by it and its team of scientists. The site includes a large archive of images taken by the telescope, general astronomy materials for the classroom, and the latest news on the project.

This 19-page article, from the International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (IJEMST), discusses a study on the impact of an engineering course on middle school students' academic achievement in science and math and also on non-cognitive skills. The article discusses the...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, 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 slide deck, from the Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP) project, was presented at the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Conference. The slide deck was presented by Jeff Rosen, Amber Smith, and James Ray and discusses...