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This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the general concepts of size and scale by focusing on measuring length. Students will learn about different scales of measure which is fundamental to learning about nanotechnology. After all, "helping students...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the metric system. Students will explore the use of the metric system in the activities, and also "read the How Stuff Works article –“How Nanotechnology Works” and answer questions about the article. Further...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers "the differences in physical properties at the nanoscale as compared to the same materials at the macroscale. During the lesson, students will demonstrate the appropriate use of a spectrophotometer and will...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, is designed to introduce middle and older elementary students to nanoscale objects by comparing them in size to the visible world. Students will receive an introduction to exponents, decimals, and the metric system...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the general concepts of number size by introducing the size of the nanometer. From there, students discuss and visualize the concepts of millions, billions, and trillions in an effort to " lay the foundation for...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, uses silver nanoplates as a tool to explore the relationship between shape and optical properties. Students will be able to compare material properties and behaviors at both the nano- and macroscale through the exercise,...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers size, scale, and measurement. In the first part of the activity, students will view the classic Power of 10 video before measuring various objects in the classroom. In the second part, size effects in chemical...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the metric system of measurement. In this activity, students will "relate the size and scale of objects to various metric units, including the very small nano-scale." This activity will take two 50 minute...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the general concepts of size and scale by discussing the micro and macro worlds. The activity focuses on using scale bars as this is "the most common feature when presenting nanoscale structures or naonoscale...

This video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), is the second in a series of three videos created to educate viewers about weights and measures in the context of nanofabrication. This segment, which is 17:08 minutes long, covers the seven core units of measurement in the SI...