Resources for Educators

A new education module

mrsec — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:07:49 +0000

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Density

cornell — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:54:30 +0000

To further student understanding of density by comparing liquids of different densities quantitatively and qualitatively.

The Physics of Bridges

cornell — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:24:40 +0000

Use Newton’s Laws in designing a bridge by using free body diagrams and Hooke’s law to choose an appropriate bridge design and material for the project. To use engineering skills to build and test a bridge.

The Long and Short of Elastomers test

admin — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:29:39 +0000

This lesson plan establishes how the effect of temperature on elastomers differs from that of most other materials (including other polymers) and explains why these differences occur in terms of polymer behavior.

Intro to Fuel Cells

admin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:41:48 +0000

Lesson Plan

Lesson on Proteins

stanford — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:41:48 +0000

The following is a game designed to help engage students in their understanding of protein importance, function, synthesis, structure, and molecular make-up.

http://cpima.stanford.edu/education/files/2008/07/lesson-on-proteins-paynter.pdf

Natural Resonance and Frequency Labs

stanford — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:37:57 +0000

This series of lessons is a series of mini-labs to explain natural resonance and frequency. The students use measures of known masses to try to determine the mass of an unknown.

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Scientific Method-Lesson Plan

stanford — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:32:04 +0000

This lesson plan compares how Stanford Graduate students and high school students use the Scientific Method and how they adapt it over time to meet their research needs.

http://cpima.stanford.edu/education/files/2008/07/reginapetersonetp1.pdf

A Model of a Scanning Tunneling Microscope

admin — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:28:24 +0000

This model helps to bring Scanning Tunneling Microscope research into the classroom by aiding an explanation of the atom-manipulation capabilities of the modern STM. Inexpensive, easily-obtainable materials are used to build a simple model of this complex task.

(9th grade)

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Metals and Hydrogen Cars

stanford — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:29:04 +0000

The chemistry content that is used in this lesson concerns heats of reaction, activation energy diagrams, and Gibbs Free Energy. The students will use and study these concepts in the context of the use of hydrogen in vehicles.

Metals and Hydrogen Cars