The following lessons were developed in collaboration with the Rice University Office of STEM Engagement, based upon work supported by grants from the National Science Foundation in support of the Nanotechnology Research Experience for Teachers program, and the Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems (NEWT) Research Experience for Teachers program at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
2025
- Quinn, M - Mystery of the Contaminated Water
- Devathosh, U - Much More than Pretty Colors
- Zamora, J - Nanoparticles at Photocatalytic Speed!
2024
- Gozuacik, F. - Design your own nano-polymer smartphone case
- Polan, J. - Engineering a handcrafted cement shape
- Cooper, J. - Designing prototypes to save coral reefs
- Grainger, R. - Protective fashion! Beach edition
2023
- Rodriguez, A. - Crystal creator: Testing the resistance of crystals
- Robicheaux, J. - Exploring bioluminescence in aquatic animals
- Devathosh, U. - Much more than pretty colors
- Quinn, M. - Mystery of the contaminated water
- Zamora, J. - Nanoparticles at photocatalytic speed!
- Lopez, G. - Recycle home toilet water
- Padron, F. - To infinity and beyond- the amazing hydrogels
- Ramirez, M. - Trigonometric functions in my heart: Modeling ppg pulses with basic trigonometric functions
- Truong, N., Blaser, A., Giachetti, T., & Gonnermann, H. - What makes an eruption explosive?
- Kehler, C., Crawford, C., Pham, A., & Boyd, C. - Crystalline cloth: Modeling water treatment filters
2022
- Reyes, A. - Light up your machines with biomimicry
- Cox, R. - Measurement certainty: How certain are you?
- Phillips, M. - Mission possible: The voltaic protocol
- Arevalo, S. - Side-impact crash superhero – who will save the day with a better safety feature?
- Serna, F. - The water around us
- Angel, D., Adams, S., & Wallace, A. - Machine learning for diabetes prediction
- Taylor III, L., Halas, N., & Neumann, O. - The glow show slime engineering challenge
- Johnson, M., & Jones, A. - Simon decoded: Reverse engineering "Simon Says" using computational thinking
2021
- Hall, E. - Bacteria says what!
- Bingman, L. - Bacteriophage builder challenge
- Polan, J. - Fabrication of a resin keychain or keyring
- Black, R. - Observing cell structures with fluorescent dyes
- Bukhari, A. - Design your own pedometer
- Cerda, I., Masiella, C., Gao, X., & Nichol, C. - Lab experiments in rebuilding soil with biochar
- Pham, H., Crawford, C., & Moncada, C. - Energy innovator: Be your own generator
- Enemchukwu, C., Verduzco, R., Crawford, C., Nichol, C., & Mei, H. - Designing polymers to clean water
2020
- Hillburn, Z. - Bouncy ball factory
- Miller, T. - Engineering silver nanoparticles
- Enemchukwu, C. - Keep your cool!- Design your own cooler challenge
- Miller, T. - Making dirty water drinkable!
- Carmona, N. - Oil: Clean it up!
- Samame, M. - Preventing the zombie apocalypse- making gene therapy safe!
- Mason, M. - Biodegradable husk bags design challenge
- Shamial, S., & Tanner, S. - The new and Improved nanotube: Fighting breast cancer
- Cox, R., & Schill, S. - Magnetic fields and distance
- Dunn, K., Li, Q., & Pedersen, S. - Engineering self-cleaning hydrophobic surfaces
- Bartuska, K., Rogers, T., & Crawford, C. - Engineering scaling removal using citric acid
2019
- Dains, R. - Creating silver nanoparticles
- Polan, J. - Engineering the perfect gummy candy
2018
- Gano, D., & Tate, D. - The amazing buckyball: How to track nanomaterials in the human body
- Crawford, C., & Nichol, C. - Nanotechnology scavenger hunt!
- Newland, J. - Visualize your heartbeat
2017
- Richard, S., & Blue, L. - The search for surfactants: What Is the best soap?
