Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize medal is a copyrighted artistic work by the Swedish sculptor and engraver Erik Lindberg (1873–1966). Alfred Nobel … More

No problem!

Everywhere, everyone has problems to solve. Some are big, like launching rockets to care people and supplies to the International … More

robotics

Robot – a machine that is guided by a computer program or electronic circuitry. Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous. … More

Novel Engineering

In a Novel Engineering unit, students will engage in engineering design through the regular books they are already reading in … More

Nature’s Fury 2013

Nature’s Fury – FIRST LEGO League Challenge 2013 Nature’s Fury – Challenge and Resources Team, group work, project management, collaboration, … More

Native Americans

Native Americans made many marvelous things with cutting tools of stone, bone and shell. Clothing fur parka – is one … More

natural disasters

Natural disaster – the combination of a natural hazard (a physical event like a volcanic eruption, typhoon, tropical cyclone, tornado … More

nanotechnology

Nanotechnology (nanotech) – the manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale. nanosecond – a billionth of a second. … More

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Radio astronomy – the study of celestial objects that give off radio waves. With radio astronomy, we study astronomical phenomena … More

NYC New Year’s Eve Ball

As the famous New Year’s Eve Ball descends from the flagpole atop One Times Square in the center of New … More

NMR spectroscopy

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy – a research technique that exploits the magnetic properties of certain atomic nuclei. It determines … More

NSF Engineering

Science Foundation (NSF) – an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 “to promote the progress of science; to … More

NASA’s Kepler space telescope

NASA’s Kepler space telescope Some of Kepler’s discoveries include Kepler exoplanet tally passes 1,000 – NASA’s Kepler space telescope’s count … More

NASA Space Settlement

NASA regularly hosts design challenge competitions. The NASA Space Settlement Contest is an example of how NASA is encouraging kids … More

musical instruments

10 Musicians Who Mastered Bizarre Instruments – Mastering any type of instrument is no small feat. But some people seek … More