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This webpage features a wide variety of interactive science teaching activities. Each activity includes subjects and keywords, tools and materials, detailed instructions, and an explanation of the science behind the activity. Occasionally demonstration videos are featured. Sample activities include...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces has launched an effort to make the nanoworld accessible and comprehensible to everyone. This booklet is an important part of the effort. LEGO bricks provide a...

Faraday's Electromagnetic Lab, created by the University of Colorado, allows students to play virtually with a bar magnet and coils to learn about Faraday's law. Students can move a bar magnet near one or two coils to make a light bulb glow and view the magnetic field lines. A meter will show the...

This is a demonstration table or interactive activity that GLBRC has done at family-style outreach events such as Science Expeditions at UW-Madison. It appeals to a range of younger children, about ages 5-14 or grades K-8. It is also a useful introduction for more advanced students. Prep time and...

Students will discover the relationship between biofuel crop production and invertebrate biodiversity in these field investigations as well as the "effects those organisms have on pollination rates and weed seed predation." Instructors will have the option to choose from six field-sampling methods...

This page from the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing (FLATE) provides links to a number of lesson plans for middle school students. Some of the lessons pertain to manufacturing in the state of Florida, and others would be applicable to a number of science classes,...

This webpage, provided by the Foundation for Water & Energy Education, provides information regarding the use of water as a renewable energy resource in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.  The foundation includes various curricula focused on the topic of hydropower for use in the...

This laboratory exercise will help instructors explain the particulars of designing composite sandwich panels, which are used in a variety of applications like surfboards, wake boards and corrugated cardboard. The experiment is explained step by step; this document will serve as a framework for...

This page, from the The Center for Innovative Research in Cyberlearning (CIRCL), offers information on the emerging field of games-based learning and the potential of computer games and virtual reality to enhance classroom instruction. A topic overview looks at the varying use of games in this...

This 5-page article, written by Donna Milgram of the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science, explores the gender differences in teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). "There are gender differences in learning styles specific to science, math, engineering...