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This lab activity from the Biotechnology Alliance for Suncoast Biology Educators (BASBE) explores diffusion and osmosis. It includes several demonstrations of the principles and two activities that allow the student to develop a testable hypothesis about the osmotic potential of various plant cells....

In this activity, students examine the relationship between soil microbes and carbon cycling through self-designed experiments exploring “microbial respiration rates and soil variables such as temperature, habitat, soil type, and agricultural management choices.” Three different techniques for...

This resource, provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), is an animation of a mechanical booster (rotary lobe) pump. The objective of the animation is to describe the components and operation of a mechanical booster pump (Roots Blower). An .mp4 is also available to view and ...

This website from Fox Valley Technical College provides learning objects on Mechanical Drives with lessons in: Belt and Chain Drives and Gears and Gear Drives. Each lesson links to an interactive resource which helps to further explain the concepts.

This Mechanical Linkages website provides learning objects in Physics of Basic Machines & Practical Four (4) Bar Mechanisms. Learning objects include Class 2 Levers: Force Input Angles; Identifying Lever Classes; Converting Rotational Velocity to Linear Velocity; Introduction to Class 1,2, and 3...

This collection from College of Lake County (CLC) contains four documents related to creating a pathway for high school students to CLC's mechatronics degree. The first item, Automation and Robotics Introductory Certificate 24ZC, contains a list of 15 dual credit courses that high school students...

This video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides an overview of the different applications of microelectromechanical systems or MEMS. The video runs 13:37 minutes in length and describes a variety of possible MEMS, including: inkjet printheads, DNA microarrays,...

This animation, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), "illustrates the removal or etch of the sacrificial layer of silicon dioxide. Removing this layer allows the micro-cantilevers to move. Such cantilevers are used as sensors for a variety of applications." The supporting...

This animation, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), "illustrates the anisotropic etch on the backside of a silicon wafer. The chamber formed as a result of this etch is used as the reference chamber for a micro-pressure sensor." Viewers can find supporting learning modules...

This animated video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), illustrates the nine step process of micropressure sensor fabrication. The video runs 2:05 minutes in length. More information can be found on the SCME website.