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Is That Robot Real?

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Is That Robot Real?

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Is That Robot Real?
Rae Ostman [3]
NISE Network product
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Description: 

What is a robot, and how small can robots be? Are there robots the size of a hand? How about the size of a strand of hair? Can a robot be as tiny as a single molecule? Learn what makes a robot a robot, then step down in size and find out which robots are real and which are science fiction. This children's book is available in hardcover, softcover and digital download via www.lulu.com and www.amazon.com. See Resources tab for links.
Objectives

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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Sciencenter [5]

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Catalog section: 

Media

What kind of media?: 

Print media

Nano topics: 

Information Technology

Content keywords: 

fact or fiction
text
robots
media

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Resources
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application/pdf iconIs That Robot Real? - text [12]
image/jpeg iconFact or Fiction - Banner [13]
image/jpeg iconFact or Fiction - Panel Graphic - 1 [14]
image/jpeg iconFact or Fiction - Panel Graphic - 2 [15]
image/jpeg iconFact or Fiction - Panel Graphic - 4 [16]
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application/pdf iconFact or Fiction - Panel Graphic - 6 [18]

Links: 

"Is That Robot Real?" - Hardcover - $26.80 via Lulu.com [19]
"Is That Robot Real?" - Softcover - $17.20 via Lulu.com [20]
"Is That Robot Real?" - Softcover - $17.20 via amazon.com [21]
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[3] http://nisenet.org/users/rae_ostman
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[5] http://nisenet.org/community/organizations/sciencenter
[6] http://nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/information-technology
[7] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/fact-or-fiction
[8] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/text
[9] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/robots
[10] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/media
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[12] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/IsThatRobotReal_Text_May10.pdf
[13] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/FactOrFiction_Banner_May10.jpg
[14] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/FactOrFiction_PanelGraphic_1of6_May10.jpg
[15] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/FactOrFiction_PanelGraphic_2of6_May10.jpg
[16] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/FactOrFiction_PanelGraphic_4of6_May10.jpg
[17] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/FactOrFiction_PanelGraphic_5of6_May10.jpg
[18] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/FactOrFiction_PanelGraphic_6of6_May10.pdf
[19] http://www.lulu.com/content/hardcover-book/is-that-robot-real/2307668
[20] http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/is-that-robot-real/4241194
[21] http://www.amazon.com/That-Robot-Real-Sciencenter-Ithaca/dp/0578001969/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250275148&sr=1-3