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This 25-page report, published by Harrington Middle School, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Lancer Lumineers team for the Ranger Class of the 2022 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM...

Alu is an example of a so-called 'jumping gene' - a transposable DNA sequence that reproduces "by copying itself and inserting into new chromosome locations." This animation from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Dolan DNA Learning Center presents Alu through a series of illustrations of the processes...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the concept of measurement on the nanoscale. Through this exercise, students will learn about "state the size of a nanometer, convert between nanometers and other metric units of length, and give concrete examples of...

This demonstration, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, exposes students to the functionality of catalysts on a nanoscale. This lesson is "a great way to introduce or review reactants, catalysts, and adsorption, desorption, and diffusion. Use this demonstration after the...

This video from the science channel illustrates the process used to make CCD Semiconductors, the device used in digital cameras to turn images into electrons. This video runs 04:57 minutes in length.

In this video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), viewers are introduced to the structure of DNA microarrays. Viewers will learn about the physical structure of an array, how it works by utilizing the DNA hybridization process, and how an array analysis is interpreted. This...

This website provides an explanation of how a transistor works and a brief history of transistors. The site includes Part, Part 2, and addtional links. "This article delves into bipolar transistor internal operation: it's the physicist's viewpoint; not the engineer's or technician's." The goal of...

This inquiry lesson teaches students about the properties of materials, specifically they will learn about superhydrophobic coated materials in contrast to uncoated materials. This contains a teacher's preparatory guide with lesson diagrams, pictures, material lists, and detailed procedures....

This resource provides an introductory activity on how electrons move. Core concepts include the discovery of the electron, electric forces and fields, how an electron moves in an electric field, designing an electric field, magnetic fields and how an electron moves in a magnetic field. The...

Use of embryonic stem cells in research has been hotly debated for several years. This animation presents the basics on how stem cell lines are established. This animation from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Dolan DNA Learning Center presents how embryonic stem cell lines are made through a series...