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This site from the National Engineers Week Foundation features a collection of materials and activities on engineering. Topics like environmental sustainability, computer engineering, and renewable energy are included on the site. Interactive activities help students learn how engineering impacts...

This 25-page report, from Grove Academy, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Discovery Robotics team for the Ranger Class of the 2022 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to build...

In this activity, developed by the Lane Community College MAPS GIS Program, students "use logical connectors in searching a database to understand how quickly the search narrows by adding connectors. They will translate a search in to logic notation and sketch a digital circuit. Finally, they will...

From the University of California, Davis, Partnership for Plant Genomics Education, this biotechnology laboratory is a two-day activity using the ELISA assay, a "test that uses the immune system to detect disease," to study the epidemiology of a hypothetical small scale epidemic. The lesson gives...

This article is a revised version of a talk the author gave 4 October during the 1998 National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Annual Meeting discussing diversity issues in engineering, in terms of both underrepresented populations and 'individual diversity.'

This animation from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Dolan DNA Learning Center presents DNA arrays. The animation contains information on Pat Brown's discovery and the purpose of DNA arrays to study gene expression as well as its role in the development of pharmacogenomic treatment for diseases such...

This virtual lab from the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah provides an overview of DNA extraction, including what it's used for, illustrations, and an activity using cheek cells and laboratory equipment to isolate DNA. The lab is followed by a classroom activity that allows...

This animated video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), illustrates how DNA hybridization works in the context of nanofabrication. The animation and associated narration describe "DNA hybridization is when a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) molecule bonds with a complementary...

This animated video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), illustrates how DNA microarrays work in the context of nanofabrication. The animation and associated narration describe "how a DNA microarray identifies complementary DNA (cDNA) strands from a sample. On the substrate...

In this video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), viewers are introduced to the concept of DNA microarray fabrication. Specific topics include: non-contact printing process, photolithography process and maskless photolithography process. This is the third in a series of...