 December 2005
Exploring the Nano World
The world, that is, at the scale of atoms and molecules.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/index.html
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CONTENT:
This site produced by the University of Wisconsin, Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) Interdisciplinary Education Group (IEG), has as its goal, "to introduce you to the tools that let us "see" atoms, manipulate them, and create nano-architectural wonders." Included are teaching modules, videos, slide shows, and more. |
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SITE DESIGN:
The site is designed in a simple table format with information easily accessible from the main page. The Nanoworld Resources are listed on the left and the programs are listed on the right side of the page. |
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REVIEW:
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale especially to build microscopic devices. This could revolutionize the way almost everything is designed and made. This Website provides materials and information for understanding more about this technology and what it could mean to the world. Educators will find teaching modules to help them incorporate nanotechnology into high school chemistry and middle school technology classes. Each of the modules includes an overview, curriculum suggestions, lesson plans, guided notes, experiments and assessments. A variety of topics are covered such as x-ray diffraction and scanning probe microscopy, light emitting diodes and ferrofluid at the high school level and memory metals, magnetism and "how we see what we cannot see", at the middle school level. There is also a host of other educator resources available that provide activities that introduce students to the nanoworld, show how nanotechnology may be applied to daily life, how nanotechnologies may affect society, and demonstrations of how nanotechnology is already being used. If all this isn't enough, there is a Cineplex of movies at the basic, intermediate and advanced levels, a video lab manual, a slide show library and online videos of Conversations in Science. |
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