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Module Description: This module, created by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link), introduces students to the function of sunscreen and how nanoparticles can be used as protection against ultraviolet radiation. During the module students will "... compare the effectiveness of...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, introduces students to the intersection between plastics, nanotechnology, and aquatic ecosystems. Students will "model how nanoparticle pollution travels from land to water. This lab is part 1 of a 2-part series of labs...

This presentation slideshow, created by Rob Snyder, provides a laboratory style experiment of nanoscale electrodeposition.  The presentation includes a brief overview of electrodeposition and examples of practical use, lab equipment needed for laboratory electrodeposition, instructions for two...

This 4-page Nanoscale Electrodeposition Activity is part of a series of resources collected by the Nebraska Nanoscale Facility to teach students about electron-beam vapor depositions. This hands-on activity is designed to help students in Grades 5-12 "apply an understanding of relationships among...

This 2-page document is part of a series of resources created by the Nebraska Nanoscale Facility to teach students about electron-beam vapor depositions. Sample data tables can guide students' note taking and data analysis during nanoscale electrodeposition. This document is part of the Nanoscale...

This 2-page Nanoscale Electrodeposition Guide is part of a series of resources collected by the Nebraska Nanoscale Facility to teach students about electron-beam vapor depositions. This guide is intended to help instructors implement that Electrodeposition Activity in their classrooms. This activity...

This video adapted from North Dakota State College of Science explores the range of science and technology careers that work with matter at an incredibly small scale: the nanoscale. A college instructor explains that almost anyone interested in mathematics or science, whether it’s physics, biology,...

This website, provided by Nanoscience Instruments, includes several articles about nanoscience applications. Articles includes: High Performance Transmission Electron Microscopy with Focused Ion Beam Milling, Fractography, Fiber Surfaces and Coatings, Evaluation of Filtration Fibers and Membranes,...

This learning object, created by Barbara Liang of the Wisconsin Online Resource Center, discusses using nanosolutions to purifying water. There are several flash animations on different processes for obtaining this goal.

This page from Foothill College provides a list of nanostructures. For each structure, its properties, structure, process, and application are detailed. Additionally, most pages include a picture, video, and references. The structures include aerogels, biomolecules, carbon, composite materials,...