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Teaching Materials (41-60 of 169)

1. Shape Memory Alloys: Materials that Remember

   Teaching Materials | 28 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Nancy Healy, Gary Harris, NNCI Nano

   Students learn about a class of materials called shape memory alloys. In particular, they will explore the properties of  nitinol a shpae memory alloy. They will explore how nitinol behaves at different temperatures  and what applications these materials are used for.

2. Assessment of Inhibition of Bacteria by Silver Colloid-Impregnated Bandages

   Teaching Materials | 28 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Heath Stout, Elinor Graf, Joann Dickert, NNCI Nano

   This lab is designed to have students develop and implement their own experiment to test the antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles. Students will be required to document and communicate the entire process via their scientific notebook. Students will also consider the implications and...

3. Scanning Probe Microscopy: "Feeling" What You Can't See at the Nanometer Scale

   Teaching Materials | 21 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Sandrine Martin, NNCI Nano

   Scanning probe microscopes are important tools that allow researchers to examine nanoscale objects and materials. In this lesson, students simulate the function of a scanning probe microscope.This activity works best in groups of 3 students. Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPMs) of various types...

4. Quantum Dots: Real-world Particles in a Box

   Teaching Materials | 15 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Joyce Allen, NNCI Nano

   The purpose of this activity is to show that nanosize particles of a given substance often exhibit different properties and behavior than macro or micro size particles of the same material. The property studied in this activity is the absorption and reflection of light which is based on energy...

5. Doping to Create a Semiconductor: Changing conductive properties through diffusion

   Teaching Materials | 14 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Kaye Sheets, NNCI Nano

   In the semiconductor industry scientists take advantage of diffusion to “dope” or introduce atoms into a silicon wafer to change its conductive properties. The lesson simulates the diffusion of a gas phase substance (ammonia) into a solid substrate (gelatin)  and compares the...

6. Exploring Nanotechnology through Consumer Products

   Teaching Materials | 14 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Robert Ehrmann, Nancy Healy, NNCI Nano

   This lesson should begin with the Introduction to Nanotechnology PowerPoint or use any of the videos on YouTube that introduce nanoscale science.  Students then extend their knowledge by exploring consumer products that have been developed with nanotechnology. 

7. CDs and DVDs as Diffraction Gratings

   Teaching Materials | 13 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Rama Balachandran, Karen Porter Davis, NNCI Nano

   The objective of this lab is to compare the diffraction behavior of light waves between a CD and DVD. CDs and DVDs contain regularly spaced micrometer sized features which can act like a diffraction grating. Using commercial electronic storage devices like CDs and DVDs as gratings rather than...

8. Catalytic Converters and Nanocatalysts

   Teaching Materials | 12 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Cheryl Powers, NNCI Nano

   This two part lesson with an optional third lesson is designed to explore the reactions involved in catalytic converters and the importance of nanocatalysts in the reactions.  Student activities can be done as guided or independent inquiry

9. Exploring Factors Effecting Deposition, Morphology, and Thickness of Thin Metallic Layer of Copper

   Teaching Materials | 08 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Berkil Alexander, NNCI Nano

   Students will create thin layers of copper and nickel in an electrochemical reaction to understand how an electric current passed through an ionic solution will result in a chemical reaction which will separate materials.

10. Polyaniline Synthesized Conducting Polymer for Applicable Uses as Nanomaterials

    Teaching Materials | 06 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Mark Dignan, NNCI Nano

    This lesson introduces students to polyaniline, a conducting polymer. It demonstrates how nanofibers significantly improve the processing of polyaniline and its performance as a conventional application involving polymer interactions with its environment (i.e. inorganic and organic uses). The...

11. Seeing Nano II: Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) to see Nano-size Objects

    Teaching Materials | 06 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Samantha Andrews, NNCI Nano

    Students will explore the storage capacities of CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs using an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). The AFM allows us to image objects that are extremely small in size, often on the nanoscale (10-9m). Students will access an AFM via Remotely Accessible Instruments for...

12. Ice Cream Break with Nanoscience: Nucleations and Colloid Suspensions

    Teaching Materials | 06 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Raeanne L. Napoleon, Marilyn Garza, NNCI Nano

    This lesson is designed to demonstrate how liquid nitrogen cools a mixture at such a rapid rate that it precipitates extremely fine ice crystals from a homogeneous mixture of cream and other ingredients. It is also designed to show how ice cream can be made smoother and creamier through...

13. Demonstrations for the Materials Science Classroom

    Teaching Materials | 06 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Silas Brown, Jud Ready, NNCI Nano

    This is a compendium of demonstrations exploring the properties of materials. Material science is the study of the five classes of material: metals, ceramics/glasses, polymers, semiconductors, and composites, and their applicable properties.  It is an exceedingly important subject because...

14. Simulating Precipitate Morphology using a Phase Field Model

    Teaching Materials | 01 Dec 2019 | Contributor(s):: Susan P Gentry, Stephen DeWitt, Mingwei Zhang

    For this activity, students investigate how precipitate morphology is affected by materials parameters such as anisotropic interfacial energy and misfit strain. They vary the materials parameters in a series of simulations utilizing the nanoHUB tool PRISMS-PF...

15. Data Science and Machine Learning for MSE Students: introduction and Hands-on Activities

    Teaching Materials | 10 Sep 2019 | Contributor(s):: Alejandro Strachan, Juan Carlos Verduzco Gastelum, Saaketh Desai

    This document introduces basic concepts of data science and machine learning in the context of materials science applications. The focus is on hands-on activities where readers use open, online tools in nanoHUB to explore the concepts being introduced. Topics covered include querying data...

16. Solid Oxide Hydrogen Fuel Cell

    Teaching Materials | 29 Aug 2019

    Solve the steady-state radial diffusion equation in a cylinder to calculate the flux through a tubular fuel cell, then set up the equations to calculate the oxygen concentration field inside the fuel cell and the total power produced.

17. Radiation in Hall–Héroult Cell Aluminum Smelting

    Teaching Materials | 29 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Estimate heat flux from the graphite anode of a Hall-Heroult cell for smelting aluminum, and discuss uniformity of temperature across the anode.

18. Heat Transfer, Cost Modeling and Process Selection

    Teaching Materials | 29 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Case study of polymer matrix composite process selection between resin transfer molding and chopped fiber injection molding, including heat conduction to calculate solidification time and technical cost modeling.

19. Growth of Precipitate Particle from Super Saturated Solid Solution

    Teaching Materials | 22 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Matthew John M. Krane

    Use integral analysis to derive growth paramters for a precipitate particle during heat treatment.

20. Floating Bubbles Out of Molten Glass

    Teaching Materials | 21 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Balance drag and buoyancy forces to determine the size of the largest bubble remaining in a container of molten glass after a certain amount of time.