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Nanotechnology Educational Modules 
  
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This site contains modules that include videos explaining techniques of scanning probe microscopy, nano-fabrication, electromagnetism and its application in nanotechnology, tour of a…
https://www.umassk12.net/nanodev/NanoEd/
TryNano.org 
  
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This is the portal for TryNano.org, a website for anyone interested in learning about nanoscience and nanotechnology. Users can explore nanomaterials, read about timely discoveries…
http://www.trynano.org/
TryNano: Nanotechnology Lesson Plans 
  
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This page contains a set of standards-aligned lessons for Grades 2-12 that allow students to explore the nanometer scale and learn how nanotechnology has impacted society. Lessons…
http://www.trynano.org/resources/nanotechnology-lesson-plans
TryNano Lesson: What Is A Nanometer? 
  
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This resource is a standards-aligned lesson for Grades 4-8 developed to promote understanding of just how tiny a nanometer is. Learners measure common classroom objects and convert…
http://www.trynano.org/resources/what-nanometer
Exploring the Nanoworld: Memory Metal 
  
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This Project-Based Learning module for Grades 7-10 explores the properties of Nitinol, a nickel-titanium alloy with shape memory that is representative of "smart materials". It…
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http://education.mrsec.wisc.edu/modules/MiddleSchool/Memory/index.html
Exploring the Nanoworld: Nanoville Activity 
  
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In this Project-Based learning module, students investigate the effect of nanotechnology on society, as they play decision-making roles for the town of Nanoville. The driving…
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http://education.mrsec.wisc.edu/IPSE/educators/activities/socImp2.html
Exploring the Nanoworld: How Can We "See" What We Cannot See? 
  
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This unique activity for middle school allows students to mimic the action of a scanning probe microscope as they figure out what's in the "mystery box", using only chopsticks as…
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NISE Network: Cutting It Down to Nano Outreach Activity 
  
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This is an educator's guide for a classroom activity to help students understand just how small the "nanoscale" is. Materials are all common classroom supplies (paper, ruler,…
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NanoSense: Size Matters - Introduction to Nanoscience 
  
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This resource provides a multimedia introduction to nanoscience, the interdisciplinary study of special phenomena that occur when objects are of a size between 1 and 100 nanometers.…
https://nanosense.sri.com/activities/sizematters/index.html
TryEngineering: Be A Scanning Probe Microscope 
  
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This lesson suggests a physical model to explore how scanning probe microscopes work to "see" nanoscale samples and translate the data into a 3D image. The lesson opens with…
https://tryengineering.org/teacher/be-scanning-probe-microscope/
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