RET in the Classroom
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| Teacher | Research Project | Classroom Module | Lesson Plan |
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| Sean Müller and Hannah Sevian | Thin film processing as a means of making light-emitting diodes
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Lab module for making a ruthenium-based thin film device (high school) | Using Organic Light-Emitting Electrochemical Thin-Film Devices To Teach Materials Science. J. Chem. Ed., (Nov. 2004) 81 [11], p. 1620 |
| Allyson Bachta | Electron microscopy of steel samples
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Lesson on the metric system (high school) | The Metric System: Creating an Interdisciplinary, Problem-Based Learning Experience for Grade 9-12 Students |
| Kristy Beauvais | Polymer viscosity measurement
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Building simple dc motors (high school) | The Simple DC Motor: A Teacher’s Guide (PDF) |
| Aaron Osowiecki | Electromagnetism and the engineering design process | Building simple dc motors (high school) | Building an Inexpensive Motor in the Classroom (PDF) |
| Aaron Osowiecki | Measuring the infra-red emission of visible organic LEDs | Unit that introduces high school students to the electromagnetic spectrum (high school) | Keeping It Cool!! |
| Anthony Fascia | Lithographic manipulation of Bucky balls and nanotubes | Chemistry lab on contact angles and surface tension (high school) | Measurement of Contact Angle–Surface Tension |
| Elizabeth Broadwater | Making photovoltaic devices by assembling photosensitive biological molecules onto surfaces | Unit on what energy is and how it is converted into different forms (middle school) | An Investigation of Energy and How It is Transferred |
| Kristen Cacciatore | Processing polymers one molelcular layer at a time | Lab unit on making thin films composed of alternating layers of charged polymers (high school) | Thin Polymer Films: Connections to Photography, Technology, and the Nanoworld |
| Sean Müller and Michael Cirelli | Designing a circuit that functions as a light meter
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Comprehensive module that includes basic photography, circuits, and the engineering design process. | High-Speed Photography with Electronic Flash: A WebQuest for 9th-12th Graders in Advanced Photography |
