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Mineral Mayhem: An EngrTEAMS Curricular Unit
21 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: William Haight, Jeffrey Kohoutek, Cari Kremmin, Jeanna Wieselmann, Rebecca Konz, Aran Glancy, Molly Leifeld, Forster Ntow, Marc Schulte, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore
Mineral Mayhem is an engineering design-based STEM curricular unit. The unit aims to facilitate the learning of major science and mathematical concepts and skills within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) respectively. The unit includes teacher...
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Electromagnetic Claw Game: Diggin' For Fools' Gold: An EngrTEAMS Curricular Unit
20 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: Andrea Appel, Heather Butzlaff, Mandy Mach, Aran Glancy, Murat Akarsu, Jeanna Wieselmann, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore
Electromagnetic Claw Game: Diggin' For Fools' Gold is an engineering design-based STEM curricular unit. The unit aims to facilitate the learning of major science and mathematical concepts and skills within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards...
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Ecuadorian Fishermen: An EngrTEAMS Curricular Unit
20 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: Kristi Berg, Sonja Dunlap, Emilie Siverling, Elizabeth Suazo-Flores, Emily Dare, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore
Ecuadorian Fishermen is an engineering design-based STEM curricular unit. The unit aims to facilitate the learning of major science and mathematical concepts and skills within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) respectively. The unit includes...
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Flood Rescue Mission: An EngrTEAMS Curricular Unit
20 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: David Rafferty, Elizabeth Scheidel, Emily Dare, Felicia Leammukda, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore
Flood Rescue Mission is an engineering design-based STEM curricular unit. The unit aims to facilitate the learning of major science and mathematical concepts and skills within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) respectively. The unit includes...
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Landmine Detonation: An EngrTEAMS Curricular Unit
20 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: Lead Authors: Heather Butzlaff, Angie Peterson, Kyle Whipple, Sousada Chidthachack, Gillian Roehrig, Aran Glancy, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore
Landmine Detonation is an engineering design-based STEM curricular unit. The unit aims to facilitate the learning of major science and mathematical concepts and skills within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) respectively. The unit includes...
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Laser Security System: An EngrTEAMS Curricular Unit
Teaching Materials | 20 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: Patrick Crawford, Erin Fenlon, Corbin Rice, Amanda Johnston, Jeanna Wieselmann, Felicia Leammukda, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore
Laser Security System is an engineering design-based STEM curricular unit. The unit aims to facilitate the learning of major science and mathematical concepts and skills within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) respectively. The unit includes...
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Loon Nesting Platforms: An EngrTEAMS Curricular Unit
Teaching Materials | 20 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: Kellie Kroc Sharold, Katie Pangborn, Molly Stillings, Corey Mathis, Wendy Niesl, Mike Enah, Alaina Szostkowski, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore
Loon Nesting Platforms is an engineering design-based STEM curricular unit. The unit aims to facilitate the learning of major science and mathematical concepts and skills within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) respectively. The unit includes...
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Shake It Up: An EngrTEAMS Curricular Unit
Teaching Materials | 20 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: Dave McGill, Shelley Norton, Ann Pelletier, Heidi Sundet, Angelina Constantine, Marty Davis, Karl Jung, Nii Tackie, Sheila Williams Ridge, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore
Shake It Up is an engineering design-based STEM curricular unit. The unit aims to facilitate the learning of major science and mathematical concepts and skills within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) respectively. The unit includes teacher...
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Machine Learning in Physics
Tools | 04 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s):: Nicolas Onofrio
Lectures and tutorials to learn how to write machine learning programs with Python
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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...
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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....
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Nanooze and Teaching Middle School STEM
Teaching Materials | 03 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s):: carl batt, NNCI Nano
This is a compendium of lessons that can be used to explore topics associated with issue numbers 3-16 of Nanooze. Also included is a crosswalk of Nanooze and the Next Generation Standards for grades 5-8. Nanooze is designed for grades 5-8 and is considered a physical science publication...
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To See or Not to See? Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Surfaces
Teaching Materials | 03 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s):: Jenny Willis, NNCI Nano
This activity can be completed as a separate one or in conjunction with the lesson Superhydrophobicexpialidocious: Learning about hydrophobic surfaces found at: https://www.nnci.net/node/5895. The activity is a visual demonstration of the difference between hydrophobic and hydrophilic...
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Superhydrophobicexpialidocious: Learning About Hydrophobic Surfaces
Teaching Materials | 06 May 2020 | Contributor(s):: Jenny Willis, NNCI Nano
This is a two-part lesson. In Part 1, the teacher will choose one of two lessons on hydrophobic materials. These lessons let students experiment with materials that have used chemicals to create hydrophobic materials. In Part 2, students will use pieces of Teflon to physically create a...
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Mystery Molecules: Identifying Materials with Nanoscale Characterization Tools
Teaching Materials | 18 Mar 2020 | Contributor(s):: Maude Cuchiara, NNCI Nano
In this lesson plan, students will be given several similar looking materials and asked to identify them by observing them at the macro and micro-scale. They will then be exposed to different analytical tools and describe how they can be used to explore materials at the nanoscale. ...
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Achoo! Pollen Does More than Make Us Sneeze
Teaching Materials | 18 Mar 2020 | Contributor(s):: Holly Leddy, NNCI Nano
Harness the power of a scanning electron microscope to let students see that pollen is more than just the yellow dust that makes us sneeze sometimes! Students will learn to use scale bars to interpret size on microscope images, thus meeting math as well as science standards. Using that...
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Understanding Waveguides: Light at the Nanoscale
Teaching Materials | 13 Feb 2020 | Contributor(s):: Marilyn Garza, NNCI Nano
There are three lessons for this activity that help students understand how light can travel through a waveguide for communication purposes. Students will first explore the angle of refraction. Next they will create a gelatin waveguide to explore issues associated with light and waveguides....
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Water Filtration and Purity of Water - Getting Down to the Nanoscale
Teaching Materials | 13 Feb 2020 | Contributor(s):: David Mann, NNCI Nano
This is a three part lesson which begins with familiarizing students with SI prefixes and the nanoscale. In Lesson 2 students test a local water supply. It is designed to be used as an extension to classroom activities related to treating foul water for consumption. This activity should...
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NNCI Reference Sheets
Teaching Materials | 11 Feb 2020 | Contributor(s):: Joyce Allen, Nancy Healy, NNCI Nano
This is a series of 5 reference sheets for high school students that have a summarized version of important concepts for courses in: Physics, Physical Science, Chemistry, Biology, and Genetics. These are two sided, with one side introducing nanotechnology and the other containing facts,...
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Understanding Wave Motion and Power Loss
Teaching Materials | 10 Feb 2020 | Contributor(s):: Richard Moore, Angela Berenstein, NNCI Nano
This lab is designed to help students understand how light waves interact with matter. This activity is analogous to light traveling through optical media having different indices of refraction (densities). This is a two part lesson. In part 1 students use slinky and snaky toys to explore wave...