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This 2-page lesson plan outlines how an instructor can demonstrate how a diffraction grating "separates all the constituent colors from each source and allows us to see the spectrum of the source." This lesson plan includes a short description, a list of objectives, background information, and a...

In this 1-page activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center, students develop a procedure for separating a mix of granulated salt, fine sawdust, iron filings, and fine sand. Through the activity, students learn to correlate results, plan action needed, generate new ideas,...

This 25-page report, published by Istanbul Technical University, describes the design and construction of DERE, an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). This report was created by the ??????????ITU ROV Team, a student group that participated in the 2021 MATE ROV competitions Explorer class. ...

This 25-page report, published by İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (ITU), describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the ITU ROV Team for the Telepresence Explorer Class of the 2022 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that...

The Izaak Walton League of America is a national nonprofit organization that educates the public about population and natural resource consumption issues through their Sustainability Education Project. This group also works with organizations involved in promoting sustainability at the community...

In this lesson from MAPS GIS at Lane Community College, students will examine the decision to place all Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast into internment camps during WWII. This lesson is part of a mini-unit on Japanese Internment that will include readings in primary source documents and...

This 25-page technical report, published by Jesuit High School, describes the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) the Jesuit Robotics team created for the MATE ROV 2021 Competition. This competition is a global underwater robotics competition for STEM students. The competition includes Explorer, Ranger,...

This 25-page report, published by Jesuit High School, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Jesuit Robotics team for the Explorer Class of the 2022 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to...

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory offers a variety of videos about the earth, solar system, stars and galaxies, and technology. Video titles include A Tresure Trove of Planets Found, Enceladus: Mystery of the Icy Moon, Spacecraft Power, Crazy Engineering: Flying Solar to Jupiter, and many more. Videos...

This website, from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, describes the activities of the Mobility and Robotic Systems Section, as well as related robotics efforts around the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Flight projects, applications, and research tasks of the section are all detailed. There are also...