The Pinch Test: The Right Tool for the Right Object

By Pamela Gilbert-Smith; NNCI Nano1

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

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Abstract

This lesson will be used to assess student knowledge of size or SI prefixes and which equipment/tools you would need to view objects of particular sizes. The lesson can be used to see how much students know before teaching; to introduce them to the topic; or to assess what they have learned after teaching about size and SI prefixes. The concept of size and scale is important for students to learn so that they can understand how small the nanoscale is – objects between 1-100 nanometers.

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Pamela Gilbert-Smith

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NNIN RET Program at Georgia Institute of Technology site NSF EEC 0601939 and NNIN NSF ECCS 0335765

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Researchers should cite this work as follows:

  • Pamela Gilbert-Smith, NNCI Nano (2020), "The Pinch Test: The Right Tool for the Right Object," https://nanohub.org/resources/32138.

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  1. general tools
  2. high school
  3. K-12
  4. metric system
  5. nanoscale
  6. NNCI Educational Materials
  7. SI units
  8. size and scale