Skip to main content

Nanotechnology Summer Camp (Ages 8 - 10) - Framework

In this weeklong activity, learners will engage with nanoscale science and engineering through hands-on activities.

DESCRIPTION

This is a framework for a summer camp for campers aged 8 - 10 years. Campers learn about nanoscale science and engineering through hands-on activities. The framework can be delivered in 5 half-day (1.5 – 2 hour) sessions. Alternately, the sessions do not have to be delivered consecutively. The first session (Intro to Science and Technology on the Nanoscale) can be used on its own or paired with any of the other four sessions.

JUMP TO BROWSE RELATED RESOURCES
  • Kid look at particles being sorted into smaller sizes with a screen sorter.
  • Kid look at particles being sorted into smaller sizes with a screen sorter.

DESCRIPTION

This is a framework for a summer camp for campers aged 8 - 10 years. Campers learn about nanoscale science and engineering through hands-on activities. The framework can be delivered in 5 half-day (1.5 – 2 hour) sessions. Alternately, the sessions do not have to be delivered consecutively. The first session (Intro to Science and Technology on the Nanoscale) can be used on its own or paired with any of the other four sessions.

JUMP TO BROWSE RELATED RESOURCES

OBJECTIVES

BIG IDEA

Campers will learn about nanoscale science and engineering.

LEARNING GOALS

  • As a result of participating in this program, campers will understand that a nanometer is one-billionth of a meter and nanometer-sized things often behave differently than larger things do.

  • As a result of participating in this program, campers will understand that nanometer sized things exist in nature and nanotechnology and materials can be inspired by nature

  • As a result of participating in this program, campers will understand that nanoscientists and engineers study and make tiny things less than 100 nanometers in size.

  • As a result of participating in this program, campers will understand that scientists and engineers need to use special tools to make observations and build on the nanoscale.

  • As a result of participating in this program, campers will understand that our choices as consumers and citizens affect the development of nanotechnologies

NANO CONTENT MAP

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

Scientists and engineers have formed the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology by investigating properties and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.

Nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanoengineering lead to new knowledge and innovations that weren't possible before.

Nanotechnologies—and their costs, utility, risks, and benefits—are closely interconnected with society and with our values.

Credits

YEAR CREATED
2011
OWNING INSTITUTION

Sciencenter

FUNDING

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.

PERMISSIONS

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
View more details

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

NISE Network products are developed through an iterative collaborative process that includes scientific review, peer review, and visitor evaluation in accordance with an inclusive audiences approach. Products are designed to be easily edited and adapted for different audiences under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. To learn more, visit our Development Process page.