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This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, teaches students which patients, from a variety of samples, have diabetes. Students will measure "...the glucose concentration of several synthetic blood and urine samples..." This contains a 13-page teacher guide, that...

This activity is from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center, which is a digital library of web-based learning objects. Barbara Liang created this resource, and it examines nanotechnology applications that are based on cell membrane structure and function. The brief activity contains animated...

The ChemCollective is a collection of educational resources that include virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, tutorials, and concept tests. "Teachers can use the content for pre-labs, for alternatives to textbook homework, and for in-class activities for individuals or teams. Students...

This website, provided by the Foundation for Critical Thinking, provides resources for educators regarding educational reform through critical thinking.  Visitors to the site can find links to the foundation's research, resources for professional and curriculum development, and conferences and...

In the growing field of nanotechnology, engineers are creating countless new microscopic materials. They're used in thousands of consumer goods, from cell phones to cosmetics and sunscreen. But how safe are they? Andrew Maynard is a physicist and director of the Risk Science Center at the University...

This paper, From Roger B. Hill, Assistant Professor of Occupational Studies at the University of Georgia, discusses problem solving in technology education, and his assessment of different problems solving procedures using a tool called Observation Procedure for Technology Education Mental Processes...

This video, made available by the Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center (NEATEC), is part of the NEATEC Electronics I Series from Professor Roger Young. This video describes the diode, a semiconductor device with two terminals that allows the current to flow in only one direction. The...

This paper from Kurt Y. Michael, Technology Education Teacher at Central Shenandoah Valley Regional Governor's School in Fishersville, Virginia, covers computer-simulation technology in education. He presents a study comparing hands-on activities and simulation activities in technology education....

This paper, from R.M. Felder and E.J. Dietz of North Carolina State University, and G.N. Felder of Stanford University, covers a study done of students in an engineering course, and how their Myers-Briggs Type Indicator affects their performance and attitudes in the course. A background of...

This report, written by Clifford Andelman for the U.S. Department of Education, covers the major changes in student course-taking in postsecondary institutions between 1972 and 2000, with a specific focus on the years from 1992-2000. The report is based off of transcript analysis and three...