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Unit Description: FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing, has developed a series of “Made in Florida” lesson plans to prepare students for careers in manufacturing. These Lesson Plans are intended to enrich science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...

This resource, developed by Khan Academy, allows students to test their math skills by answering questions concerning one-step equations with multiplication. Covered in "Equations for Beginners," are simple equations; one-step equations with addition and subtraction; two-step equations; and two-step...

This resource, developed by Khan Academy, allows students to test their math skills by answering questions concerning equations with variables on both sides. This 8th grade resource provides three examples and then encourages the learner to answer three equations correctly. Within the resource,...

This resource, developed by Khan Academy, allows students to test their math skills by answering equations with parentheses. This 8th grade resource provides three examples and then encourages the learner to answer three equations correctly. Within the resource, students can receive hints on how to...

This resource, developed by Khan Academy, allows students to test their math skills by answering questions concerning two-step equations that are "more than abstract concepts and exercises." Covered in "Equations for Beginners," are simple equations; one-step equations with addition and subtraction;...

This is a classroom activity to explain liquid crystal sensors for middle school students. A list of activity materials and .pdf handouts are included. The objectives of the activity are to "understand how liquid crystals (LCs) relate to other phases of matter (liquid, solid, gas); observe that...

This TED talk from Lisa Harouni, the Co-Founder of Digital Forming, an additive manufacturing company, covers additive manufacturing, or 3D printing. Lisa gives an introduction to the technology of 3D printing, the data involved, as well as an overview of the possibilities associated with the...

This 2-page resource, from Minnesota State Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence, is a checklist intended for manufacturers hosting a tour during the Minnesota Manufactured Statewide Tour of Manufacturing. This checklist details best practices for 7-10 days before the tour, the day of the...

Corresponding to the PBS NOVA television program, this site covers the story of how humans developed a method for finding our way around the globe. It discusses today's greatest scientific challenges, explores GPS and how it works, and describes how ancient navigators found their way without...

This resource from the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing (FLATE) will help educators bring music into their classrooms. Everyday items are used including rubber bands, tissue boxes and paperclips. The lesson plan is intended for middle school aged students; the...