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This learning module, provided by Support Center for Microsystems Education, introduces participants to diagnostic BioMEMS, or biological microelectromechanical systems. The module presents information about the areas in diagnostic medicine that are impacted by the introduction of BioMEMS. The...

This lesson, from the Technological Education Pathways Partnership (TEPP), uses a bathroom scale to explore the load cell technology used in weigh stations on interstate highways. A Word document explains the concept of the Wheatstone bridge measure of electrical resistance, and two PowerPoint...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an exploration in division with fractions and decimal numbers. In this lesson, students work individually and in pairs to solve application problems using multiple methods. This lesson plan includes...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an exploration in division with fractions. In this lesson students work in pairs to use models, drawings, and equations to solve application problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an exploration in division of natural numbers. In this lesson, students work in pairs to define division and conceptualize different ways of partitioning and grouping numbers. Additionally, students...

In this 2-page activity provided by AgrowKnowledge, students learn how to perform laboratory protocol for extracting DNA from fruit. "In this lab, students will extract DNA from kiwi fruit using common household products. DNA will be extracted, spooled onto a glass rod." This activity includes the...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides "an overview of the DNA molecule, its role as genetic material, its molecular components and structure and DNA replication." The module is divided into the following five units: Knowledge Probe (KP or...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides students with "information needed to understand how the digitally encoded information in DNA is translated into a functional protein that can be used for biomedical applications." This module is divided...

This 1-page document, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), summarizes a learning activity that helps students studying the concepts of biotic/abiotic factors and biodiversity. In the activity, students collect samples from outdoor areas, interpret data, and discover...

This two-part exercise, created by Jeannie Allen and offered by the Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training Project (iGETT), introduces students to the process of locating and downloaded Landsat data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) GloVIS website (part one), and how...