Electric Crystals and their Broken Symmetries

2023-05-19T15:13:04-06:00
05/19
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Electric Crystals, Part 4

Students learn how some crystals produce electricity when squeezed! This lesson is part 4 of a 4-part student-driven, lecture-free series, in which students will do card sorts, build hands-on models, solve engineering design puzzles, and more!

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Electric Crystals and their Broken Symmetries2023-05-19T15:13:04-06:00

How do Crystals get their Shapes?

2023-05-19T13:41:48-06:00
05/19
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Electric Crystals, Part 3

Students make paper models of crystal unit cells and build a large crystal structure together while reflecting on the role of symmetry in crystal formation. This lesson is part 3 of a 4-part student-driven, lecture-free series, in which students will do card sorts, build hands-on models, solve engineering design puzzles, and more!

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How do Crystals get their Shapes?2023-05-19T13:41:48-06:00

What is a Crystal, Anyway?

2023-05-19T15:33:43-06:00
05/18
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Electric Crystals, Part 1

Crystals aren't magic, but they are amazing! In this engaging, comic-driven lesson, students do individual and group-based activities to understand the characteristics of crystals (like quartz) versus amorphous solids (like glass). This lesson is part 1 of a 4-part student-driven, lecture-free series in which students will do card sorts, build hands-on models, solve engineering design puzzles, and more!

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What is a Crystal, Anyway?2023-05-19T15:33:43-06:00

Unit Cells and Their Molecular Building Blocks

2023-05-19T15:33:04-06:00
05/18
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Electric Crystals, Part 2

Through hands-on activities using gumdrops and toothpicks, students will learn about unit cells that make up the repeating structures of crystals like table salt. This lesson is part 2 of a 4-part student-driven, lecture-free series, in which students will do card sorts, build hands-on models, solve engineering design puzzles, and more!

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Unit Cells and Their Molecular Building Blocks2023-05-19T15:33:04-06:00

Molecular Light Switch

2021-07-14T11:06:49-06:00
02/23
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Just add water

A bit of stray moisture during an experiment tipped off scientists about the strange behavior of a complex oxide material they were studying—shedding light on its potential for improving chemical sensors, computing and information storage. In the presence of a water molecule on its surface, the layered material emits ultraviolet light from its interior.

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Molecular Light Switch2021-07-14T11:06:49-06:00
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