Modeling Self Assembly Middle School Version

By Roquel Stanley; Angela Berenstein; NNCI Nano1

1. National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

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Abstract

This is the middle school version of a more complex high school lesson. There are two activities in this lesson, the Fly Prison and the Water Maze.  The Fly Prison is a hands-on modeling activity designed to introduce students to the area of nanotechnology and give them a basic understanding of how researchers build very small devices by the self-assembly of molecules.  The water maze is a follow-up activity to give the students a chance to practice and demonstrate what they have learned.

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Roquel Stanley and Angela Berenstein

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NNIN at the University of Washington Site (Stanley) and UC Santa Barbara (Berenstein) NSF ECCS 0335765

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  • Roquel Stanley, Angela Berenstein, NNCI Nano (2020), "Modeling Self Assembly Middle School Version," https://nanohub.org/resources/32098.

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Tags

  1. biology
  2. chemical bonds
  3. general science
  4. hands on
  5. K-12
  6. middle school
  7. molecular attraction
  8. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
  9. NNCI Educational Materials
  10. physical science
  11. self-assembly