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Nano Science & Engineering Outreach Education Classroom Program

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Nano Science & Engineering Outreach Education Classroom Program

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Overview
Nano Science & Engineering Outreach Education Classroom Program
Tim Hecox [4]
NISE Network product
image/jpeg iconimg_20110309_102533.jpg [5]

Description: 

This hour long classroom program introduces nano science and nanotechnology as a leading, cutting edge science with an emphasis on nano in nature, health, energy and the environment. The class includes a PowerPoint presentation, three minute video, nine self-guided activities set up as “stations” around the classroom along with a concluding, teacher facilitated class discussion. This program was created for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s (OMSI) Outreach Unit. It has been designed for 4th – 8th graders and travels to elementary and middle schools in seven states around the Pacific Northwest.
Objectives

Big Idea: 

Nanoscale Science and Nanotechnology affects our lives in many different ways.

Learning goals: 

  • As a result of participating in this program, students will be able to: 1. Understand how small something is at the nanoscale 2. See how a material’s properties behave differently when at the nanoscale 3. Understand that things on the nanoscale can be found all around in nature 4. Explore how scientists create new technologies to transport and produce clean and renewable energies 5. Understand that nanotechnology has benefits and risks that affect our lives in many ways

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
  • 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.

Owning institution:

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry [6]

Checklist

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

Adaptable Formats

Classroom activity [2]
Facilitated activity [7]

Nano Topics

[8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14]

Tags

[15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25]

Permissions

Creative Commons license image [26]
Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Catalog section: 

Programs

What kind of program?: 

Classroom activity

Adaptable formats: 

Classroom activity
Facilitated activity

Nano topics: 

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

Content keywords: 

school
outreach
classroom
teacher
k-12
nano
program
class
elementary
teach
schools

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K-12: 

This product would be useful for K-12 teachers.
Standards

Science and Technology: 

K-4: Abilities of technological design
K-4: Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
K-4: Understanding about science and technology
5-8: Abilities of technological design
5-8: Understanding about science and technology

Earth and space science: 

K-4: Properties of earth materials

History and nature of science: 

K-4: Science as a human endeavor
5-8: Nature of science
5-8: Science as a human endeavor

Physical science: 

K-4: Properties of objects and materials
5-8: Properties and changes of properties in matter
5-8: Transfer of energy

Science as inquiry: 

K-4: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
K-4: Understanding about scientific inquiry
5-8: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
5-8: Understanding about scientific inquiry

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: 

K-4: Personal health
K-4: Science and technology in local challenges
5-8: Personal health
5-8: Risks and benefits
5-8: Science and technology in society
Resources
Download zip file [3]

Download all files (ZIP) [3]

Files: 

application/msword iconNano Science & Engineering Outreach Education Classroom Program Lesson Plan [27]
application/msword iconExploring Materials: Ferrofluid Activity Guide [28]
application/msword iconExploring Materials: Liquid Crystals Activity Guide [29]
application/msword iconExploring Materials: Nano Fabric Activity Guide [30]
application/msword iconExploring Products: Nano Sand Activity Guide [31]
application/msword iconExploring Products: Sunblock Activity Guide [32]
application/msword iconNano Sunblock Activity Sheet [33]
application/msword iconNon-nano Sunblock Activity Sheet [34]
application/msword iconExploring Size: Memory Game Activity Guide [35]
application/msword iconExploring Size: Scented Balloons Activity Guide [36]
application/msword iconExploring Size: Scented Balloons Allergy Sign [37]
application/msword iconExploring Size: Stretchability Activity Guide [38]
application/msword iconExploring Tools: Special Microscopes Activity Guide [39]
application/msword iconNano in Nature - Gecko Feet Activity Guide [40]
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconNano Science & Engineering Classroom Program PowerPoint Presentation [41]
application/pdf iconEvaluation Report at OMSI for Nano Science & Engineering Outreach Education Classroom Program [42]

Links: 

Intro to Nano Video [43]
Evaluations
Comments
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