Nanoscience Education Resources- Specific Teaching Materials
Project Web Site: New Mexico Nanoscience Education Initiative
| TEACHING MATERIALS (BY CATEGORY) |
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| Activities |
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| Activities for Teachers. Activites, games, and videos appropriate for children. |
http://nanozone.org/teachers.htm |
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Activities | Nanoscience - working small, thiking big. A site for secondary
school teachers. Includes a a series of activities and a glossary. |
http://www.science.org.au/nova/077/077act.htm |
| Exploring the Nanoworld. Kits and activities. Kits need to be ordered. |
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/supplies/index.html |
| Nanoscale
Activities | Applications Actitivites |Societal Implications Actitivities
| Quick Reference Activity Guides | Links and Other Resources |
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/IPSE/educators/ index.html |
| Animations |
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| Molecular Machine Animations |
http://www.e-drexler.com/p/04/04/ 0419mo1MachAnim.html |
| What is a nanometer? Animated presentation appropiate for grades 7-12. |
https://www.nanohub.org/resources/90/ |
| Collections of Educational Resources |
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| Educational Resources |
http://www.library.tudelft.nl/nanoscience/a/ education_nanoscience/educational_resources/ index.htm |
| Exploring the Nanoworld. Resources for all levels. Includes movies, experiments, readings, and teaching resources. |
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/ |
| Foresight Nanotech Insitute | Resources |
http://www.foresight.org/resources/ |
| Learning Material on Quantum Computing |
http://cam.qubit.org/articles/index.php |
| National Nanotechnology Initiative | Teacher Resources (K-12 Resources) |
http://www.nano.gov/html/edu/eduteach.html |
| NISE Network Resource Center |
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/nise-resources/ page.php?ID=75 |
| Resources in Nanoscience/Nanotechnology |
http://www2.und.edu/%7Enano/links.php |
| Courses |
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| A list of Wisconsin nanotechnology courses. Introductory undergraduate through graduate level. |
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/courses/courses.htm |
| Dictionaries and Encyclopedias |
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| Encyclopedia Nanotech |
http://www.nanoword.net/pages/encyclopedia.php |
| List of chemistry, engineering, and physics dictionaries and encyclopedias |
http://library.albany.edu/subject/ nano.htm#Dictionaries%20and%20Encyclopedias |
| Fact Sheets |
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| NanoFacts |
http://www.oknano.com/nanofacts.html |
| Images |
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| A selection of nano images by Frances Geesin |
http://www.nano.org.uk/images.htm |
| Images from M. C. Hersam's Research Group (2004) |
http://www.nclt.us/mh_1.htm |
| Images from the NCLT (National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscience and Engineering) Partner Institutions |
http://www.nclt.us/partners_1.htm |
| Images from R.P.H. Chang's Research Group |
http://www.nclt.us/rc_1.htm |
| Images Galleries |
http://www.foresight.org/cms/resources/61 |
| NISE Network | Featured Collection of Images |
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/nise-resources/ collection.php?myresourcesgroupID=2 |
| SPM Animation Gallery |
http://www.nanoscience.com/education/ gallery.html |
| The Nano Art Gallery |
http://www.discovernano.northwestern.edu/ artgall |
| Instructional Materials |
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| Exploring the Nanoworld. Background Information on nanoscience for basic, intermediate, and advanced levels. |
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/background/index.html |
| Exploring the Nanoworld. Modules for K-12 teachers. |
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/modules/index.html |
| Self-contained instructional materials that focus on the key ideas in nanoscale
science and engineering (NSE) and their applications |
http://www.nanoed.org/concepts_apps/concepts.html |
| Social and Ethical Issues in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (high school level) |
https://depts.washington.edu/ntuf/issues/docs/ SEIteachersguideBassett.pdf |
| Teaching materials and learning modules. Requires users to register. |
https://www.nanohub.org/home |
| Teaching Modules |
http://www2.und.edu/~nano/modules/ |
| Lessons |
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| Carbon: Structure Matters. Explores the molecular structure of matter and how it affects the physical characteristics of material. 9 -12 level. |
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/ lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=4&DocID=154 |
| Classroom Projects Designed to Introduce Students to Nanotechnology (Pre-college and community college level) |
http://www.discovernano.northwestern.edu/ getinvolved/teachers |
| Nanoscience/Nanotechnology Overviews |
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| Chronology of Scanning Probe Microscopy Developments |
http://www.nanoscience.com/education/ chronology.html |
| Introduction to Nanoscience |
http://www.nanoscience.com/education/ overview.html |
| Introduction to Nanotechnology |
http://www.understandingnano.com/ introduction.html |
| Nano 101 |
http://www.powerofsmall.org/nano101 |
| Nano 101 - What is Nano? |
http://www.discovernano.northwestern.edu/ whatis |
| Overview of Scanning Probe Microscopy Techniques |
http://www.nanoscience.com/education/ tech-overview.html |
| Resources in Nanoscience/Nanotechnology |
http://www2.und.edu/%7Enano/links.php |
| Suggested Readings- online texts and books (and links to Amazon.com) |
http://www.nanoscience.com/education/ SuggestedReading.html |
| Understanding Nanotechnology.com- A guide to Understanding Nanotech Applications |
http://www.understandingnano.com/index.html |
| Using Nanotechnology | Societal Impact of Nanotechnology |
http://www.discovernano.northwestern.edu/ affect |
| News |
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| Nano News |
http://www.oknano.com/nano_news.html |
| Podcasts |
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| Bourne Report Podcasts. Discuss ways in which nanotechnology affects our lives. |
http://bournereport.podomatic.com/ |
| PowerPoint Presentations |
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| Nanotutorial | http://nanonet.rice.edu/tutorials.html |
| Simulations |
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| Free online simulations and learning modules. Requires users to register. |
https://www.nanohub.org/home |
| Teacher's Guides |
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| Social and Ethical Issues in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology- A high school teacher's guide | https://depts.washington.edu/ntuf/issues/ docs/SEIteachersguideBassett.pdf |
| Tutorials |
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| Discusses Nanotechnology, nanotools, and nanostructured materials. Includes a list of references. |
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/ Area_of_Interest/Chemistry/ Materials_Science/Nanomaterials/Tutorial.html |
| Nano tutorial |
http://nanonet.rice.edu/tutorials.html |
| Structured Tutorials- includes modules on Imaging, Electrochemistry, Dipoles and Friction. |
http://www.eucor-nanoscience.org/Examples/ Nano_Laboratory/foyer |
| Tutorials on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
http://uw.physics.wisc.edu/~himpsel/ nanotutorial.html |
| Videos |
http://www.nanowerk.com/cgi-bin/apf/ amazon_products_feed.cgi?Operation= ItemLookup&ItemId=0849390737 |
| Exploring
the Nanoworld | Nanoworld Cineplex. Short, video clips of various demonstrations.
Basic, intermediate, and advanced levels. |
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/cineplex/index.html |
| Exploring the Nanoworld. Video Lab Manual. Basic, interemdiate, and advanced level movie-supplemented exercises. | http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/nanolab/index.html |
| Streaming video segments from a "Conversations in Science" talk given by Prof. Wendy Crone (University
of Wisconsin - Madison) to teachers from the Madison Metropolitan School District |
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/nise-resources/ resource.php?resourceID=390 |