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Nanozone Comics: Honey, I Shrunk Myself!

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow Rachel as she evolves from an interest in solving games and patterns to a career in material science. Watch as she uses nanotechnology to work with polymers. Read about new nanotech devices that can help improve our world in the...
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Nanozone Comics: What Jorge Gardea Torresdey Say

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the adventures of Jorge as his life evolves from a love of chemistry as a young boy to a scientist working to find new ways that nanotechnology can help clean up the environment.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering Nature: Dna Visualization and Manipulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to genetic techniques such as DNA electrophoresis and imaging technologies used for molecular and DNA structure visualization. In the field of molecular biology and genetics, biomedical engineering plays an...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education:nanotechnology,biological Engineering and Biosensors [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan where students use their innovative thinking skills to design biosensors for a future use. During the lesson, students will learn about nanotechnology and biosensors.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous molecular biology interactive activities along with a program that can automatically keep models and reports to keep track of progress.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Exploring the Nanoworld: Teaching Modules

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of lesson plans and student handouts on teaching students about the "nanoworld."
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Try Nano

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive resource of illustrated articles and explanations of all things nano, with many useful extras for high-school students of nanoscience (glossary, image gallery, profiles of nanoscientists, and links to university programs in...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Properties of Matter: Macro to Nano Scale

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this lesson, students learn how properties of matter for common materials may change when examined at the nanoscale level. Includes student handouts, video resources, and a glossary.
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Cornell Nano Scale Science and Technology Facility: Nannooze

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students explore the world of science and technology through reading articles, blog postings, and interviews with scientists.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Estimating the Storage Capacity of a Cd/dvd

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students estimate the storage capacity of CDs and DVDs by assessing diffraction patterns of green and red laser beams.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Quantum Dots and Colors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the physical concept of the colors of rainbows as light energy in the form of waves with distinct wavelengths, but in a different manner than traditional kaleidoscopes. Looking at different quantum dot...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Thirsty for Gold

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Student teams conduct an experiment that uses gold nanoparticles as sensors of chemical agents to determine which of four sports drinks has the most electrolytes. In this way, students are introduced to gold nanoparticles and their...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Quantum Dots and the Harkess Method

For Teachers 9th
Students explore the applications of quantum dots by researching a journal article and answering framing questions used in a classwide discussion. This "Harkness-method" discussion helps students become critical readers of scientific...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Keepers of the Gate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through two lessons and five activities, students explore the structure and function of cell membranes. Specific transport functions, including active and passive transport, are presented. In the legacy cycle tradition, students are...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Keepers of the Gate Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are presented with a real-life problem as a challenge to investigate, research and solve. Specifically, they are asked to investigate why salt water helps a sore throat, and how engineers apply this understanding to solve other...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering Out of Harry Situations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Under the "The Science Behind Harry Potter" theme, a succession of diverse complex scientific topics are presented to students through direct immersive interaction. Student interest is piqued by the incorporation of popular culture into...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Quantum Mirage

For Students 9th - 10th
An animation of a scanning tunneling microscope, STM, image of a quantum stadium corral made of iron atoms on a copper surace.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Quantum Corrals

For Students 11th - 12th
An animation of a quantum corral made by iron atoms on a copper surface.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: An Electronic Star Coupler

For Students 9th - 10th
"This model shows a design of an electronic star coupler that can split an input electric signal into three outputs."
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TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Nano Waterproofing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson investigates the modification of a material at the nanoscale to enhance it with properties such as water and stain resistance.
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PBS

Pbs Kids Go!: Dragonfly Tv: Nanobots

For Students 3rd - 5th
Lead the Nanobot through an obstacle course. Remember how positive and negative charges work. Once players get the hang of the game try a creating an original course.
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Institute of Physics: Estimating the Size of a Molecule Using an Oil Film

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Help your students understand the scale of nanosize objects with this activity. By placing a drop of oil on top of another, students will estimate the size of an oil molecule. Includes activity instructions, analysis questions and...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Nano Differential Gears

For Students 9th - 10th
View a hypothetical model of gears created be intermolecular interactions.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Hypothetical Nanoscale Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
Observe the intermolecular interactions of a hypothetical multi-gear nanoscale machine.

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