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This page, from GreatScopes, offers a number of labs and experiments for teachers to incorporate microscope use into the classroom. The activities range from learning to prepare wet mounts and blood smears, to observing specific substances like yogurt and spider webs. There are also lessons on...

This site from the Environmental Protection Agency contains information on sustainable building: green-built schools, residences, and office buildings. This site also describes what EPA is doing to "green" its own buildings. Topics such as energy efficiency, indoor environment, and sustainable...

This web site contains  free information on green building, especially natural building. Viewers can send questions to green building experts through this site. The site is maintained by Kelly and Rosana Hart, with their primary focus being sustainable architecture. Details on vernacular...

This webpage, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, is part of the Water Science for Schools. The page information about types of wells, drilling and water levels. Links to many other water-related sites are also included.

The website is provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.) and provides information on Hall effect measurements. "The objective of this Web site is twofold: (1) to describe the Hall measurement technique for determining the carrier density and mobility in semiconductor...

This website, provided by the California Department of Health Services, Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service (HESIS) Publications, Occupational Health Branch (OHB), offers California workers, employers, and health professionals up-to-date practical answers to questions about the health...

This teaching resource, provided by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN), touches on the issue of ethics in bio-nanotechnology for 6-12 teachers and adults. "Bio-nanotechnology is the application of nanotechnology to living things. This ranges from the creation of...

Here, the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center provides a list of several curriculum resources related to underwater robotics and remote operated vehicles for underwater projects. In addition to providing supplementary information for creating ROVs such as the AngelFish, PufferFish,...

This web page, from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center), includes a collection of activities that was created for a nanotechnology camp for high school students. The following activities are included: Activity A: Welcome Activity B: Scavenger...

This website provides a variety of visual image tutorials on how industrial components and devices work. Gadget profiles include capacitors, computer keyboards, memory cards, diodes, RFID tags, resistors, servo motors and many other interesting devices.