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This exercise, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the concept of waveguides. Students will explore the "angle of incidence, angle of refraction, and how light is transmitted through a waveguide for communication." Students have the option to do this lesson as...

Module Description: This module was created by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link) and serves as an introduction to crystal structures and properties. During this module students will learn about the atomic nature of solid materials, the structure of crystaline materials, crystal...

This video from the Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC) is part of a series of seminars on micro nano technologies and issues in the field. In this video, Pete Raynor and Jim Marti talk about the nano health and safety workshop that took place at the University of Minnesota Public Health...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, teaches students about gold nanoparticles (GNPs). Students will "learn the potential disease detection uses of GNPs, conduct research on modifying GNPs to be specific to other molecules, and complete a simulation using GNP...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, introduces the social and ethical issues of nanotechnology. In this activity, students will explore "possible social issues through case studies using popular films, books, and news stories. The lesson is intended to...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, consists of two activities, 'Fly Poison' and 'Water Maze,' to introduce students to self-assembly in nanotechnology. 'Fly Poison' models how "researchers build very small devices by the self-assembly of molecules" for...

This presentation, published by the Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), took place at the Micro Nano Technology Education Special Interest Group (MNTeSIG) Live 2021 conference. In the presentation, Greg Kepner and Frank Reed provide information on how to use photonics to determine the...

This website from the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Wisconsin - Madison offers a series of videos on nanotechnology and advanced materials; each video explores science and engineering concepts at the college level. In addition to step-by-step...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, introduces the concept of water purity. In this activity, students will test a sample of water collected from a local water supply and test its purity and evaluate its safety for consumption by looking for pollutants....

This learning module from the Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center (NEATEC) explores water purification. Educators can incorporate this module into an existing STEM class. Essential questions and objectives of the learning module are provided alongside New York state's common core...