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Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), covers the fabrication process of a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) process sensor. The module was originally designed to support a one week workshop where students build micro-sized pressure sensors. The...

This module from the New York State Curriculum for Advanced Technological Education at Hofstra University explores the best way to manufacture an item and provides students with the opportunity to learn at a variety of levels about design for manufacturing. In it, students design a product to be...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides an overview of personal protective equipment (PPE) used in manufacturing and laboratory environments. The module also covers "the purpose of PPE and what type of PPE is required for different tasks."...

Description: This learning module is provided by Work-Ready Electronics and covers phase-locked loops. Work-Ready Electronics modules are intended to be used either independently or integrated with current electronics curricula in college programs. This module is divided into three sections:...

Module Description:  This learning module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), "provides an overview of the most common photolithography process used in the fabrication of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), photolithography terminology and basic concepts." These concepts are...

Physclips is a collection of multimedia lessons on introductory topics in physics, presented by the School of Physics at the University of New South Wales in Australia. The content is divided into three modules, each focusing on a broad topic within physics: Mechanics (12 chapters), Waves and Sound...

From the University of California, Davis, Partnership for Plant Genomics Education, this biotechnology laboratory is an eight-day activity in which students take samples of their own DNA from the lining of their mouths and use "a powerful molecular biology technique, Polymerase Chain Reaction, to...

Description:  This learning module is provided by Work-Ready Electronics and covers portable power technology and the most commonly used battery types. Definitions and uses of batteries such as: alkaline, lead-acid, nickel-cadmium (NiCd), nickel metal hydride (NiMH), lithium manganese dioxide...

This activity from the Florida Advanced Technological Education (FL-ATE) Center is targeted towards middle school students, and asks them to "explore the connection between STEM and advanced manufacturing while participating in an advanced manufacturing company tour experience." A lesson plan,...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides an introduction to "a systematic approach to solving problems by using a six-step process." The module contains information on approaches for solving both simple and complex problems. Students are...