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Nano Bite: February 2014
Welcome to the February Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). Upcoming Activities! → NanoDays 2014: March 29 - April 6, 2014 - The Biggest Event for the Smallest Science! 2014 will be
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Partner Highlight: Marbles Kids Museum Exposes Students and Teachers to the Mysteries of the Unseen World
February 1, 2014
Brad Herring
Author credit: Hardin Engelhardt, Marbles Kids Museum Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh, NC is exposing students to worlds too fast, too slow, too small, too vast and simply invisible through National Geographic’s new documentary Mysteries of the Unseen World 3D...
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Ammeter mixup in Exploring Properties—Electric Squeeze activity in NanoDays 2014 kits
January 17, 2014
Catherine McCarthy
Due to an ordering mix-up with one of our suppliers, NISE Network partners receiving NanoDays 2014 physical kits may have received the wrong ammeter. The ammeter in question is part of the Exploring Properties—Electric Squeeze activity . Some of the...
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NanoDays 2014 digital kit is now available for download!
January 14, 2014
Catherine McCarthy
The new 2014 NanoDays digital kit materials are available for download! Digital kits are free, downloadable materials available to anyone. The digital version of the kit is designed particularly for international locations outside the United States, K-12 educators, libraries, and...
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Nano Bite: January 2014
Happy New Year! Welcome to the January Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). Upcoming Activities! → Get Ready, Get Set, Nano! NanoDays 2014 Kits are Assembled and Shipped Are you ready for
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2014 Mini-grants Awards Announced
December 24, 2013
Catherine McCarthy
The NISE Network has just awarded 41 mini-grants to partners for 2014. The Network is able to offer a limited number of small, one-time awards to support initiatives by NISE Net partners to engage their local audiences in nanoscale science...
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NanoDays 2014 physical kits assembled and shipped!
December 23, 2013
Catherine McCarthy
Here are some snapshots by our fantastic fabriction crew showing the transformation over several weeks of an empty warehouse to 250 completed kits stacked and ready to ship out on pallets. The NanoDays 2014 physical kits were shipped out from...
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NanoDays 2014 Training Videos now available!
December 18, 2013
Catherine McCarthy
These short videos are perfect for NanoDays 2014 staff and volunteer training. Please feel free to distribute these links to people volunteering at your NanoDays event. All of these videos may be downloaded from Vimeo simply by creating a free...
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Evaluation and Research: Thanks to Annual Partner Survey 2013 responders!
December 6, 2013
Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota
Many thanks to everyone who shared their opinions and experiences through the Annual Partner Survey last month. This survey represents an integral component of our ongoing efforts to understand and enhance the NISE Net partner experience, and as such, the...
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Nano Bite: December 2013
Welcome to the December Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). Upcoming Activities! → F inal Reminder: NanoDays 2014 physical kit applications due December 1, 2013 → NISE Network in Full Swing at
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