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whatisnano.org website

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Overview
whatisnano.org website
Catherine McCarthy [3]
NISE Network product
image/jpeg iconlaptop_whatisnano_08_21r.jpg [4]

Description: 

The NISE Network has created a website for public audiences featuring links to videos, audio material, podcasts, games, DIY activities, and NanoDays information for the public. The site also features information about the Nano mini-exhibition including audio description files in both English and Spanish. The Spanish version of the website includes links to Spanish language resources when available.
Objectives

NISE Net 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 have costs, risks, and benefits that affect our lives in ways we cannot always predict.

Universal design: 

  • Repeat and reinforce main ideas and concepts.
  • Provide multiple entry points and multiple ways of engagement
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:

Science Museum of Minnesota [5]

Checklist

Scientist reviewed? check_reviewed
Peer reviewed? check_reviewed
Visitor evaluation? check_reviewed

Nano Topics

[6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12]

Audience

[13]

Tags

[14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30]

Permissions

Creative Commons license image [31]
Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Catalog section: 

Media

What kind of media?: 

Website

Nano topics: 

Art and nature
Bio and medicine
Energy and environment
Fundamentals
Information Technology
Materials, tools, and applications
Society, policy, and economics

Audience: 

All ages

Content keywords: 

intro
introduction
audio
public
whatisnano.org
nanodays
nano
mini-exhibition
exhibition
website
webpage
web
what is nano
whatisnano
nano mini-exhibition
audio description
public audiences

Highlight this product during NanoDays?: 

This is a NanoDays product.

K-12: 

This product would be useful for K-12 teachers.
Resources
Spanish

Links: 

LInk to whatisnano.org (in both English and Spanish) [32]
Promotional posters and cards for Whatisnano.org and DIY Nano App [33]
Evaluations
Comments
Source URL: http://nisenet.org/catalog/media/whatisnanoorg_website

Links:
[1] http://nisenet.org/catalog/media
[2] http://nisenet.org/node/10940/filefield_compress/all
[3] http://nisenet.org/users/catherine_mccarthy
[4] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/images/catalog/10940/laptop_whatisnano_08_21r.jpg
[5] http://nisenet.org/community/organizations/science-museum-minnesota
[6] http://nisenet.org/category/nano-topics/art-nature
[7] http://nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/bio-medicine
[8] http://nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/energy-environment
[9] http://nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/fundamentals
[10] http://nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/information-technology
[11] http://nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/materials-tools-applications
[12] http://nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/society-policy-economics
[13] http://nisenet.org/category/audience/all_ages
[14] http://nisenet.org/category/catalog-exhibits/intro
[15] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/introduction
[16] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/audio
[17] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/public
[18] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/whatisnanoorg
[19] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/nanodays
[20] http://nisenet.org/category/catalog-exhibits/nano
[21] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/mini-exhibition
[22] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/exhibition
[23] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/website
[24] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/webpage
[25] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/web
[26] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/what_nano
[27] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/whatisnano
[28] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/nano_mini-exhibition
[29] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/audio_description
[30] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/public_audiences
[31] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
[32] http://www.whatisnano.org
[33] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/tools_guides/promotional_posters_cards_whatisnanoorg_diy_nano_app