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Engaging the Public in Nano Key Concepts

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Overview
Engaging the Public in Nano Key Concepts
Rae Ostman [3]
NISE Network product
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Description: 

"Engaging the Public in Nano" provides an overview of key concepts in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology, as identified by the NISE Network. This document is intended as a resource for educators and others who engage the public in informal learning experiences.
Objectives

Learning goals: 

  • Nano is small and different.
  • Nano is studying and making tiny things.
  • Nano is new technologies.
  • Nano is part of our society and our future.

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.
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:

Sciencenter [5]

Checklist

Scientist reviewed? check_reviewed
Peer reviewed? check_reviewed
Visitor evaluation?

Nano Topics

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

Audience

[13]

Tags

[14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24]

Permissions

Creative Commons license image [25]
Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Catalog section: 

Tools and Guides

What kind of tool or guide?: 

Training materials

Nano topics: 

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

Audience: 

informal science educators

Content keywords: 

intro to nano
training
professional development
nano 101
content map
content
key concepts
standards
key
concept
concepts

Highlight this product during NanoDays?: 

This is a NanoDays product.

K-12: 

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

application/pdf iconEngaging the Public in Nano Key Concepts (PDF) [26]

Links: 

NISE Network Content Map [27]
Comments
Source URL: http://nisenet.org/catalog/tools_guides/engaging_public_nano_key_concepts

Links:
[1] http://nisenet.org/category/catalog/tools_guides
[2] http://nisenet.org/node/8528/filefield_compress/all
[3] http://nisenet.org/users/rae_ostman
[4] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/images/catalog/8528/nise_net_press_photo_0011-lo.jpg
[5] http://nisenet.org/community/organizations/sciencenter
[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/informal_science_educators
[14] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/intro-nano
[15] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/training
[16] http://nisenet.org/category/digital-assets-keywords/professional-development
[17] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/nano-101
[18] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/content_map
[19] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/content
[20] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/key_concepts
[21] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/standards
[22] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/key
[23] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/concept
[24] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/concepts
[25] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
[26] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/8528/nise_content_map_11_09_hr.pdf
[27] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/tools_guides/content_map