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Thin Films
Teaching Materials | 27 Aug 2018 | Contributor(s):: NISE Net, Deb Newberry (editor), Christopher Lee Kumm (editor), James J Marti (editor), Nano Link
In this module, students will learn about the optical properties of thin films. Students will perform an experiment where they will apply a thin film to a piece of card stock paper. The students can then observe the optical properties of the thin film. This resource contains multiple documents...
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Unit Cells and Crystal Structures
Teaching Materials | 27 Aug 2018 | Contributor(s):: Kristi Jean, Deb Newberry (editor), James Marti (editor), Nano Link
In this module students create a saturated solutions using Borax and sodium acetate. Upon drying, each crystal will have a different shape. The shape at the macro level is driven by the arrangement of atoms. This repeating arrangement of atoms – which defines a crystal structure –...
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Elementary school - Module 1: Phosphors Lesson Plan
Teaching Materials | 30 Jan 2018 | Contributor(s):: CIAN ERC
Phosphors lesson plan
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Elementary school - Module 2: Science of Nano
Teaching Materials | 30 Jan 2018 | Contributor(s):: CIAN ERC
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Elementary school - Module 3: Take a 3D group photo!
Teaching Materials | 30 Jan 2018 | Contributor(s):: CIAN ERC
Take a 3D group photo!
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Elementary school - Module 4: Diffraction of light (making a monochrometer)
Teaching Materials | 30 Jan 2018 | Contributor(s):: CIAN ERC
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Elementary school - Module 5: Scaling My Community
Teaching Materials | 30 Jan 2018 | Contributor(s):: CIAN ERC
This lesson introduces the use of scale to examine images. Particularly students will begin with familiar locations or areas generated using satellite maps (e.g. Google maps) to relate scale and magnification of a particular image. What happens to the scale when we zoom in on an image? What if...
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Right Tool for the Job
Teaching Materials | 11 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Joyce Palmer Allen, NNCI Nano
The purpose of this lesson is to encourage students to think about how using tools helps them gather information about the world around them. This is especially important at the nanoscale, where the objects are too small to be seen and the information we gather depends on the tools that...
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Taking a Closer Look at Objects
Teaching Materials | 11 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Georgia Institute of Technology, NNCI Nano
For students to understand their world they often need to use tools to gather information. Some tools will help them see parts of their surrounding world that they would otherwise miss. These tools include magnifying glasses and microscopes. ...
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Learning About Surface Area and Volume
Teaching Materials | 11 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Joyce Palmer Allen, NNCI Nano
The purpose of this lesson is to help students extend their knowledge of area, perimeter, and volume to include surface area. The understanding of these concepts begin in the elementary grades and helps students understand events such as why a hot potato cools down quicker when it is...
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Sometimes We Need Big Numbers
Teaching Materials | 11 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Joyce Palmer Allen, NNCI Nano
The purpose of this lesson is to help students visualize how small a nanometer is by relating the size to the numbers- millions, billions and trillions and then relating those numbers to how small particles of matter are. It begins to lay the foundation for future learning about atoms in the...
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What's the Smallest Thing You Know?
Teaching Materials | 11 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Joyce Palmer Allen, NNCI Nano
The book What’s Smaller Than A Pygmy Shrew? by Robert E. Wells helps students see that a pygmy shrew is among the tiniest of mammals and that a ladybug is even smaller. But in the book, they will also find even smaller things that they ordinarily do not see. This is the...
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Size and Scale - Learning About Measurement
Teaching Materials | 09 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: NNCI Nano
Students will visualize the order of numerical properties of objects from the nanoscale to visible scale using exponents and decimals. Students will make size comparisons of objects. Students will develop an understanding of how small a nanometer is in comparison to common objects. They will...
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Learning about Surface Area and Volume Using "Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!"
Teaching Materials | 05 Apr 2016 | Contributor(s):: NNCI Nano
The purpose of this lesson is to help students extend their knowledge of area, perimeter, and volume to include surface area. The understanding of these concepts begin in the elementary grades and helps students understand events such as why a hot potato cools down quicker when it is...
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Using nanoHUB to Introduce Elementary and Middle School Students to Models and Simulations
Teaching Materials | 25 Mar 2014 | Contributor(s):: Tanya Faltens
This is a combination hands-on and simulation activity that will teach middle school students about the function and importance of modeling and simulations in science and engineering while learning about three important carbon nanostructures: graphene, bucky balls, and carbon nanotubes. The...
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