Exploring Products - Computer Hard Drives (NanoDays 2013)

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Overview

Exploring Products - Computer Hard Drives (NanoDays 2013)

Description:

"Exploring Products - Computer Hard Drives" is a hands on activity in which visitors use floating ring magnets to store data. They learn that computer hard drives are one of the most common applications of nanotechnology.

Objectives

Big Idea:

Computer hard drives are one of the most common applications of nanotechnology.

Learning goals:

Computer hard drives are one of the most common applications of nanotechnology.
Nano-sized magnetic regions allow hard drives to hold a lot of information in a small space.

NISE Net Content Map:

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

Universal design:

Repeat and reinforce main ideas and concepts.

Provide multiple entry points and multiple ways of engagement

Provide physical and sensory access to all aspects of the program. Visitors can touch, see and hear different elements of the program.

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.