Nano and Me Videos

Overview
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Resources
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Overview

Description:

Meet Macro and Nano. Nano is WAY smaller than Macro and has some very surprising properties! These short (~30 second) clips introduce visitors to simple fundamentals about the nanoscale.

Objectives

Big Idea:

Nano is small and surprisingly different.

NISE Net Content Map:

Nanometer-sized things are very small, and often behave differently than larger things do.

Credits

Developed for the NISE Network with funding from the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 0532536 and 0940143. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.

Owning institution:

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

Checklist

Scientist reviewed? check_reviewed

Peer reviewed? check_reviewed

Visitor evaluation? check_reviewed

Nano Topics

Fundamentals

Audience

All ages

Permissions

Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Standards

Physical science:

5-8: Properties and changes of properties in matter

9-12: Structure and properties of matter

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives:

5-8: Risks and benefits

Resources

Links:

See FAQ #10 to learn more about downloading NISE Net video

Nano and Me - Gold

Nano and Me - Silver

Nano and Me - Pants

Nano and Me - Latex

Nano and Me - Gravity

Nano and Me - Aluminum

Nano and Me - Gold (Spanish)

Nano and Me - Silver (Spanish)

Nano and Me - Gravity (Spanish)

Nano and Me - Aluminum (Spanish)

Nano and Me - Latex (Spanish)

Nano and Me - Pants (Spanish)

Video:

Evaluations

Nano PSA Video TBI

Short visitor survey with storyboards of video to be filmed, to check that intended messages would come across. Read more