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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...

In this lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, students will "explore how energy exchanges lead to solid-state phase changes at the macroscale and explore the applications of this nanotechnology." Additionally, students will have the opportunity to examine "various...

This 23-page resource, created by SHINE: Seattle's Hub for Industry-driven Nanotechnology Education, includes five nanotechnology activities. These activities are "... short demonstrations to teach students of any age about nanotechnology principles." Activities cover size and scale, thin films,...

This collection of resources, created by SHINE: Seattle's Hub for Industry-driven Nanotechnology Education, includes activities and related documents that cover basic nanotechnology principles. Resources include an activities document, a PowerPoint presentation, and safety data sheets. The 28-page...

Description: This Nanotechnology Principles Lab: Lithography is provided by SHINE: Seattle's Hub for Industry-driven Nanotechnology Education. This lab includes activities that are intended to teach students about lithography. The lab includes the following learning objectives:  To understand...

Description:  This Nanotechnology Principles Lab: Nanocrystalline Solar Cells is provided by SHINE: Seattle's Hub for Industry-driven Nanotechnology Education. This lab includes activities that are designed to teach students about solar cells. The lab includes the following learning objectives: ...

Description: This Nanotechnology Principles Lab: Synthesis of Nanoparticles is provided by SHINE: Seattle's Hub for Industry-driven Nanotechnology Education. The "lab consists of activities designed to teach students about the synthesis and applications of gold and silver nanoparticles." Learning...

These Water Splitting (Fuel Cell) lab resources were created by SHINE: Seattle's Hub for Industry-driven Nanotechnology Education. "This lab consists of activities designed to teach students about fuel cells by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using electrolysis." Resources...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers scanning probe microscopes. A scanning probe microscope traces "surface features by movement of a very fine pointed tip mounted on a flexible arm across a surface." Students will experiment with using their index...