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This lesson, developed by Cindy Nestel of Summit Middle School, is designed to be a follow-up lesson to "Which Rare Earth Element Will Be Named 'The Element of the Year?'" The lesson serves as an integrated science and math activity, in which students analyze data about rare earth elements and read...

This resource, published by Georgia Tech Research Institute, features a mathematics activity designed for sixth graders. In this activity, students test different ways of assembling and packing dry wall hanger kits, using variability and measures of center to determine and argue for the most...

Module Description: This learning module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), covers major developments and applications of biological microelectromechanical systems (BioMEMS). "There are three activities included that provide further exploration of these applications, how they...

This 12-page professional development activity, provided by Cape Fear Community College, introduces STEM educators to the proper use of a burette. The laboratory procedure provides background on the use and setup of a burette, an introductory problem, instructions for the lab, and lab questions. In...

This 9-page professional development activity, provided by Cape Fear Community College, introduces STEM instructors to the proper use of micropipettes. The laboratory procedure provides background on the use and setup of a micropipette, an introductory problem, instructions for the lab, and lab...

This 9-page professional development activity, provided by Cape Fear Community College, introduces STEM instructors to the proper use of volumetric pipettes (or pipets). The laboratory procedure provides background on the use, parts, and setup of a volumetric pipette, an introductory problem,...

This lab sequence guides students through the process of converting plant-based fuel sources (biomass) first into sugars then ethanol. "As biomass samples are pretreated, enzymatically digested, and fermented, students use glucose meters and ethanol probes to measure the key products of this...

This 35-page learning module from the Northeast Technological Education Center (NEATEC) provides an introduction to the chemistry of hydrophobic sand. After reviewing the document, students should be able to make their own hydrophobic sand by coating regular beach sand particles with silicone spray...

This exercise, from the Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training Project (iGETT), uses remote sensing data to explore the correlation between environmental conditions and conflict in Sudan. In this eight part activity, students use MODIS imagery and NDVI Analysis in the context of...

This collection from the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education Resource Center (CREATE) is composed of teaching materials that highlight a lesson on dairy waste and power. The lesson examines Wisconsin and the potential use of biogas as a renewable energy resource. The...