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Nanoparticle Stained Glass (classroom program)

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Nanoparticle Stained Glass (classroom program)

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Nanoparticle Stained Glass (classroom program)
Greta Zenner Pe... [4]
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Description: 

“Nanostained Glass” is a classroom activity that has three parts: a presentation, a lab activity and an art activity. During the presentation, students are introduced to the connections between art and science, with a focus on the connection between stained glass and nanotechnology. Students also learn that gold and silver behave differently at the nanoscale. During the lab activity, students synthesize nanoparticles of gold and silver. Lastly, students use the nanoparticle solutions they synthesized to create a stained “glass” window to take home with them.
Objectives

Big Idea: 

Interesting properties of gold and silver nanoparticles have been used for centuries by stained glass artisans.

Learning goals: 

  • Understand that nanoparticles of gold and silver behave differently than bulk gold and silver.
  • Appreciate the interconnection between science and art.
  • Learn that nanotechnology has been used since the Middle Ages, even though stained glass artisans did not know they were using this technology.

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.

Universal design: 

  • Repeat and reinforce main ideas and concepts.
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.

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Audience

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Catalog section: 

Programs

What kind of program?: 

Classroom activity

Nano topics: 

Art and nature

Audience: 

11 and up

Content keywords: 

nanoparticle
stained glass
classroom

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Standards

Science and Technology: 

K-4: Abilities of technological design
K-4: Understanding about science and technology
5-8: Abilities of technological design
5-8: Understanding about science and technology
9-12: Abilities of technological design
9-12: Understanding about science and technology

History and nature of science: 

K-4: Science as a human endeavor
5-8: History of science
5-8: Nature of science
5-8: Science as a human endeavor
9-12: Historical perspectives
9-12: Science as a human endeavor

Physical science: 

K-4: Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
K-4: Properties of objects and materials
5-8: Properties and changes of properties in matter
9-12: Chemical reactions
9-12: Structure and properties of matter
9-12: Structure of atoms

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: 

K-4: Personal health
5-8: Personal health
5-8: Risks and benefits
5-8: Science and technology in society
9-12: Personal and community health
9-12: Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges
Resources
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Files: 

application/msword iconNanoparticle Stained Glass Classroon program Lesson Plan (editable version) [12]
application/pdf iconNanoparticle Stained Glass Classroom program Lesson Plan [13]
application/pdf iconNanoparticle Stained Glass program card (front) [14]
application/pdf iconNanoparticle Stained Glass program card (back) [15]
application/pdf iconNanoparticle Stained Glass Presentation Slides [16]
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconNanoparticle Stained Glass Presentation [17]

Links: 

Demo Training Video (Glass Activity) [18]
Demo Training Video (Card Activity) [19]
Nanoparticle Stained Glass Classroom Training Video [20]
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