DESCRIPTION
What is Nanoland, and what kinds of curious things will Alice find there? Follow Alice down the rabbit hole into a land smaller than small, where crazy nano pants and cabbage abound! Based on Lewis Carroll's beloved classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, this exciting romp explores the nano in nature and how phenomena at the very small scale affect our very big world. Suitable for reading areas, story-times, or to augment a program. This children's book is available in hardcover and digital download via www.lulu.com. See Resources tab for links.
DESCRIPTION
What is Nanoland, and what kinds of curious things will Alice find there? Follow Alice down the rabbit hole into a land smaller than small, where crazy nano pants and cabbage abound! Based on Lewis Carroll's beloved classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, this exciting romp explores the nano in nature and how phenomena at the very small scale affect our very big world. Suitable for reading areas, story-times, or to augment a program. This children's book is available in hardcover and digital download via www.lulu.com. See Resources tab for links.
OBJECTIVES
BIG IDEA
Alice in Nanoland aims to explain the basics of nanoscale science by using examples accessible to early elementary students.
LEARNING GOALS
Nanoscale effects occur in many places. Some are natural, everyday occurrences; others are the result of cutting-edge research.
Many materials exhibit startling properties at the nanoscale.
Nanotechnology means working at small size scales, manipulating materials to exhibit new properties.
NANO 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—and their costs, utility, risks, and benefits—are closely interconnected with society and with our values.
Credits
Science Museum of Minnesota
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.
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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