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As an agency within the Department of Transportation, the Maritime Administration is primarily concerned with the world of waterborne transportation. The agency also works in a variety of areas, including shipbuilding, port operations, national security, and safety. Users who find themselves on the...

This exercise, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the concept of waveguides. Students will explore the "angle of incidence, angle of refraction, and how light is transmitted through a waveguide for communication." Students have the option to do this lesson as...

This resource kit is provided by Unesco and is designed to aid in teaching scientific and technological literacy. "Scientific and technological literacy is about understanding and applying concepts, process skills, attitudes, and values which enable a person to relate science and technology to the...

This webpage, provided by the University New Hampshire, is an educational research program that focuses on New England forest systems.  Spreadsheets can be downloaded for teachers to use in gathering their own data.  Materials for educational use are divided into two species categories: Mapes and...

This page from DeafTEC presents a series of resources and an introductory video discussing how to use cooperative learning groups in a classroom with deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The first resource is a 24 slide presentation on this topic while the following five documents are to be...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, introduces the concept of water purity. In this activity, students will test a sample of water collected from a local water supply and test its purity and evaluate its safety for consumption by looking for pollutants....

This webinar, made available by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), addresses the importance of arts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Incorporating art into STEM fields can help cultivate innovation during and after education. This presentation ...

This website is intended to help parents and teachers get girls interested in engineering and technology. This website has a list of recommended activities, readings, websites, and much more. The content is appropriate for various ages and includes many interdisciplinary topics, such as biographies...

This interactive e-book from the Dolan DNA Learning Center shows the continuity of research on corn throughout the ages, from Native American agriculturalists to molecular biologists. Using animations, photographs, illustrations, time lapse video, and interviews the story of corn is told in five...

This 25-page report, from North Paulding High School, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the WhaleTech Robotics team for the Ranger Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students...