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This 22-page report, from Hackley School, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Hackley Aquatic Engineers team for the Ranger Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this activity to illustrate the principles of half-life. The laboratory is effective in showing the half life of radioactive substances. The application pertains to the length of storage necessary for radioactive materials. This...

This video, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, was recorded at the Guitar Build Institute held at Aptos Middle School in San Francisco, California in 2018. In the video Steve Brown demonstrates hand sanding a wooden electric guitar body. The video runs 3:52 minutes in length and is part of...

This lesson plan from Edmonds Community College will serve as an excellent introduction to the hardness of materials. The module illustrates the differences in properties between different materials. Students will determine property differences between different types of materials, observe property...

This 21-page report, published by Hoffman Estates High School, describes the design and construction of J.O.S.H., an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). This report was created by HAWKS Engineering, a student group that participated in the 2021 MATE ROV competitions Ranger class. MATE ROV is...

This 5-page learning activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), helps students learn how to react in real-world situations in which clear communication and effective teamwork are vital to solving an urgent problem. In this case, a hazardous material spill is...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. In this episode of ATETV, fuel cell technology, technical communication skills and women in aviation are discussed. ATE programs are perfect for people who want to head back to school in order to...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this activity to compare the amount of energy given off in combustion reactions. The experiment has two different objectives. The first is the comparison of heat energy given off between different fuel sources and the second is...

This paper, by Richard Walton of the Centre for Science Education at Sheffield Hallum University, takes Martin Heidegger's 1954 essay, The Question Concerning Technology, "as its starting point and applies it to a practical problem which is: Can interactive science and technology centers reveal the...

This 5-page resource, from the STEM Guitar Project, is an activity on acoustic resonance. "... this activity will explore how the hollow body of a guitar/ukulele works as an acoustic resonator, as well as what these instruments have in common with the Helmholtz resonator. This activity has the...