Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Nebraska Wesleyan University


K-12 Science Teaching Institute -- Materials


Last Updated 6/4/02

Click on the links below to see pictures of the materials built by NWU and provided to participants. The materials are used in labs during the Biology and Physics portions of the HHMI K-12 Science Teaching Institute.

Instructions for building materials

Wedge with large steel ball

Styrofoam boat

Light socket

Airpuck

Optic aiming device

Neon bulb

Airtrack

Friction block

Vectors / steel & plexi rods

Plexi arc with styro balls

Tuning fork

Rocket launcher

Gel electrophoresis

Plexi plate with candles