Bulk Properties from Microscopic Structures
The bulk properties of a material depend heavily on the microscopic structure of that material.
Discovering Particles via Smashing
This interactive lab is an exercise in applying students’ knowledge of Conservation of Momentum and Energy to current dark matter research techniques. It’s a good review activity for Momentum and Energy, and it also bridges nicely into Atomic Physics.
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Energy use in electronic devices: Why it's an issue, and what we can do about it? An introduction to energy, estimation, and engineering
The Fan research group in the Applied Nanophotonics Laboratory at Stanford focuses on the development of high performance and compact electromagnetic devices, combining new developments in materials science with new concepts in device and system design to produce new electromagnetic hardware.
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Static Charge and Semiconductors
Students learn the importance of semiconductors in their lives. They observe through a laboratory experience how charged materials affect the voltage output of a semiconductor.
Bioengineering Design Challenge: Clearing a blocked artery
Following the steps of the design thinking process and acting as bioengineers, students will use everyday materials to design and develop devices and/or approaches to unclog model blood vessels.
Collecting and Examining Particles in the Atmosphere
True collaboration is difficult to achieve. We all have different ideas about achieving an objective. Often we are reticent in abandoning our ideas in favor of someone else’s. A collaborative approach can help to move a project forward.
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Do Changing Light Conditions Affect the Growth of Aiptasia?
Coral reefs are one of nature's most spectacular examples of biodiversity, largely due to the symbiotic relationship between algae and colonial polyps, the organisms that secrete the calcium carbonate shell that make up the coral reef.
From Jellyfish to Glowing Bacteria
Students will be making bacterial cells glow in the dark! In this lab the students will transform bacterial cells to express the Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) from a bioluminescent jellyfish. The students will then write a formal lab report and present their findings to the class.
From the Lab Bench to your Medicine Cabinet: Testing & Delivering New Treatment Solutions to Patients
Have your students ever wondered how drugs are tested before they come to market? Or how researchers choose their clinical research participants?
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