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1. Let the Chips Fall Where They May: Unit Summary

   Teaching Materials | 09 Jun 2024 | Contributor(s):: Christine McDonnell

   A brief overview of curriculum.

2. CSI: Carbon Sink Investigation: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

   Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Rachel E Gehr, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Doug Mayfield, Leslie VanHoy, Kerrie Douglas, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12

   Grade Level High School Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 3 weeks  Unit Summary In this unit, a client asks students to engage in an engineering design challenge of reducing the effect of carbon emissions from a nearby power plant. Students are tasked with creating a...

3. Game On!: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

   Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Emily Marie Haluschak, Rachel E Gehr, Anthony Price, Eliza Talamantes, Sydney Brooks, Morgan M Hynes, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Kerrie Douglas, Greg J. Strimel, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12

   Grade Level 5-10 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit Approx. 17 45-minute class periods  Unit Summary In this unit, students learn that a company called GEM is looking to revive interest in board games and lessen screen time for students and families. They are planning to...

4. SCALE K12 Curriculum Units

   Series | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Tamara J. Moore, Kerrie Douglas

5. Let the Good Ideas Roll!: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

   Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Azizi Penn, Rachel E Gehr, Ricci L Barber, Brian Bettag, Justin Resler, Tamara J. Moore, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Greg J. Strimel, Morgan M Hynes, Kerrie Douglas, SCALE K12

   Grade Level 6-9 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 2 weeks  Unit Summary Students are challenged to create an electronic expansion pack for the Sphero BOLT. Throughout the unit, students will explore how electricity works, power, green energy, programming, and material...

6. Lock It Up!: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

   Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Imani Noel Adams, Suzanne Hawthorne, Matt Riney, Brandy Tippery, Tamara J. Moore, Morgan M Hynes, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Kerrie Douglas, Breejha S Quezada, Rachel E Gehr, Azizi Penn, Emily Marie Haluschak, SCALE K12

   Grade Levels High School: Integrated Chemistry and Physics Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit Three weeks Unit Summary In this unit students will use the engineering design process to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of electrical circuits and microelectronics. In...

7. Make Sense Inc.: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

   Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Azizi Penn, Breejha S Quezada, Jonathan Woessner, Tracie N McAtee, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Kerrie Douglas, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12

   Grade Level 9-12 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit TBD Unit Summary In this unit that pairs computer science with engineering design, students are contracted by “Make Sense Inc.,” a fictional smart home development company aspiring to incorporate Indiana’s...

8. You Light Up My Life: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

   Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Cathy Lachapelle, Tamara J. Moore, Laura Litwiler, Bill Riley, Jayden S Barley, Andrea K. Sutton, Kerrie Douglas, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, SCALE K12

   Grade Level 9-11 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit TBD  Unit Summary In this engineering design unit, students design custom party lights for a school group. They learn about logarithms, including graphing a logarithmic function, how they are the inverse of the...

9. SAFE Chips Project - Business Tech: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

   Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Breejha S Quezada, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Melanie Gilbert, Kristen Van Laere, Frederick Routson, Joe Furman, Greg J. Strimel, Morgan M Hynes, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12

   Grade Level 9-12 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 10-12 Class periods ~ 2 Weeks Unit Summary This unit will detail the chip shortage and the effects that the pandemic and other factors had on the supply chain. This will also set up the need to produce chips locally rather...

10. SAFE Chips Project - Engineering: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

    Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Breejha S Quezada, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Frederick Routson, Joe Furman, Melanie Gilbert, Kristen Van Laere, Greg J. Strimel, Morgan M Hynes, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12

    Grade Level 9-12 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 10-12 Class periods ~ 2 Weeks Unit Summary This unit will detail the chip shortage and the effects that the pandemic and other factors had on the supply chain. This will also set up the need to produce chips locally rather...

11. Stressed Out! A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

    Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Emily Marie Haluschak, Kaitlyn Myers, Melissa Colonis, Rocky Alderman, Breejha S Quezada, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12

    Grade Level 10-12 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit Two - three weeks  Unit Summary In this engineering design unit, students will design a method to allow students to monitor stress during self-scheduled activities. Students will learn about critical point, min/max...

12. The Past, Present, and Future of Microelectronics: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

    Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Siddika Selcen Guzey, Rachel E Gehr, Deana M. Lucas, Christine McDonnell, Taylor R. Cox, Shane Turnipseed, Greg J. Strimel, Morgan M Hynes, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12

    Grade Level 7-9 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 2 weeks  Unit Summary The unit introduces grades 7-9 students to the field of Microelectronics (ME) in an age-appropriate way. Students develop a clear understanding of what ME products are, ME-related careers, the...

13. Let the Chips Fall Where They May: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

    Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Tamara J. Moore, Rachel E Gehr, Christine McDonnell, Jenna Farrington, Lisa Roetker, Wendy Towle, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Kerrie Douglas, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, SCALE K12

    Grade Level Middle School and High School Geometry Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit Approximately 10 50-minute class periods Unit Summary Geti Games is experiencing a surge in demand for a new gaming controller, and the existing process used by their suppliers for...

14. Applied Thermal Measurement at the Nanoscale

    Papers | 09 Feb 2022 | Contributor(s):: Zhen Chen, Chris Dames

    This book aims to serve as a practical guide for novices to design and conduct measurements of thermal properties at the nanoscale using electrothermal techniques. An outgrowth of the authors’ tutorials for new graduate students in their own labs, it includes practical details on...

15. A Look into the Nanoworld: An introduction to Nanoscale Science and Engineering

    Teaching Materials | 23 Aug 2021 | Contributor(s):: NNCI Nano, Jackie Smith

    This is a four-part lesson that has students explore the nanoscale. The lesson includes: size and scale, metric system and conversions, measurement, nanotechnology applications, and careers in nano-science. The activities can be done in groups of 2-4 and requires viewing of videos.

16. Sand and Multiple Light Scattering

    Teaching Materials | 23 Aug 2021 | Contributor(s):: Denise Kapler, NNCI Nano

    Nanoparticles and other nanoscale materials are often analyzed through the specialized use of light scattering. Several techniques use the light scattered from small particles to estimate their size distribution; these techniques employ light absorption, laser diffraction, and dynamic light...

17. Now You See It, Once Filtered, Hope You Don't

    Teaching Materials | 07 Jul 2021 | Contributor(s):: Patricia Kuberra, NNCI Nano

    Water is a valuable natural resource and resides in multiple reservoirs: the cryosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. Water quality is often jeopardized by various contaminants but can be improved by removing contaminants from the water whether they are macro (dirt and debris,) micro...

18. Transistor Mania: Modeling Electron Flow

    Teaching Materials | 17 Jun 2021 | Contributor(s):: Meghan Saxer, NNCI Nano

    This activity is designed to help the students understand the significance of transistors in their lives. Students will learn how current research on nanoscale transistors is making their favorite electronic devices (i.e., cell phones, gaming devices, computers, etc.) faster and more powerful....

19. Particle Size and Spectral Analysis of AgNO3 and Cu: Design Challenge Activity

    Teaching Materials | 17 Jun 2021 | Contributor(s):: John H. Hitchcock, NNCI Nano

    When the traditional silver nitrate reduction by copper is performed, students are often puzzled by the black appearance of the silver when it first is observed. In this activity, students will research two questions about the reaction, develop a viable system of gathering data, and investigate...

20. Model Rockets and Composite Materials: Design, Build, Launch

    Teaching Materials | 27 May 2021 | Contributor(s):: Amber Genau

    Students will gain experience with polymer matrix fiber composites, composite production, and the tradeoffs inherent in the engineering design process by designing, building and launching their own model rocket.  Composite materials are created via hand layup and vacuum assisted resin...