External Nano-Education Resources
Listed below are links to other nano-education resources that you might want to explore. NNCI is not responsible for the content of these links.
- Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices at Ohio State University: Lessons that can be used in high school classrooms.
http://nsec.osu.edu/teacherworkshop - Concord Consortium: Molecular Workshop: Interactive simulations and lessons for biotechnology and nanotechnology.
http://mw.concord.org/ - Cornell University Center for Materials Research: Teacher resources & lending library of experiments
http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education - Dragonfly TV – Nanosphere: Videos and lessons and nanotechnology.
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/nano/index.html - Engineering –Go for It!: Lessons, activities, resources on engineering including nanotechnology.
http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/European Union – Nanotechnologies - A Compendium for Educators: Book on nanotechnology developed and tested by educators in the EU.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/pdf/nano-hands-on-activities_en.pdf - GeckoMan- a nanotechnology forces game from Northeastern University. http://www.northeastern.edu/chn/geckoman/
- Hitachi High-Tech Inspire STEM Education Outreach Program: A website from our education partner, opens the micro-world with the TM Series Scanning Electron Microscope and provides educators with an opportunity to incorporate electron microscopy into traditional and virtual classrooms. http://www.inspirestemeducation.us/
- Institute for Chemistry Education at University of Wisconsin-Madison: Lessons for the K-12 science classrooms & after school groups.
http://ice.chem.wisc.edu/ - KQED: Nanotechnology Educator Guide: A resource for using QUEST video, audio, blogs and maps in the classroom. https://www.kqed.org/search/index.jsp?cx=016903106374557566950%3A07-zut18mt4&cof=FORID%3A11&q=nanotechnology&sa=
- Materials World Modules Instructional materials on a variety of materials science and nanotechnology topics for high school students.
http://www.materialsworldmodules.org/ - Molecularium: Teacher Guide & “Kid’s site” about the atomic world—From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
http://www.molecularium.com/ - Molecular Expressions – Exploring the World of Optics and Microscopy: Developed by the Florida State University you can explore a virtual SEM and other microscopes.
https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/ - MRSEC at University of Wisconsin-Madison: A variety of kits and resources focused on nanoscale science and engineering, including societal and environmental issues.
http://education.mrsec.wisc.edu/modules/index.html - My Scope Virtual Step by Step SEM Simulator – developed by the Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Facility and FEI. This interactive application allows you to “operate” and SEM. http://myscopeoutreach.org/virtualSEM.html
- Nano4Me: Provided by Penn State’s NACK Network it offers K-16 resources, including online course materials for community colleges. There is also a link to remotely access equipment such as an SEM.
http://nano4me.org - Nano Dictionary: dictionary of Nano terms including some visuals.
http://nanodic.com/ - NanoHub: Online materials for middle school, high school and college levels. https://nanohub.org/
- NanoLeap: Two units, one physical science and one chemistry that promote interdisciplinary nanoscale core concepts.
http://www2.mcrel.org/nanoleap/ - Nano-Link: Provides high school and community college nanoscience curriculum modules.
http://nano-link.org/ - Nanoscience Instruments: Downloads, scanning probe microscope animation gallery, online simulations.
http://www.nanoscience.com/education/index.html - NanoMission: games to learn basic concepts in nanoscience through real world application from scale to drug delivery.
Nanoreisen - adventures beyond the decimal: Interactive exploration of micro and nanoworlds.
http://www.nanoreisen.de/english/index.html - NanoSense: Lesson plans and activities designed for teaching nanoscience at the high school level.http://nanosense.sri.com/
- Nanozone at the Lawrence Hall of Science: Interactive games, videos, scale, and meet a scientist—in the Nanozone!
http://nanozone.org - National Cancer Institute: Resource information on nanotechnology in cancer treatment.
http://nano.cancer.gov/learn/ - National Nanotechnology Initiative: NNI is the overarching program encompassing all U.S. government nanotechnology activities. This site has a NanoHub link to a searchable data base of educational materials which provides information for K-12 students and teachers. There is also the Teaching Nano and Emerging Technologies Network for teachers as well as the U.S. Nano and Emerging Technologies Student Network.
http://www.nano.gov - NBC Learn – Nanotechnology: Super Small Science: Six videos on nanoscale science developed in collaboration with the National Science Foundation.
https://www.nbclearn.com/nanotechnology - NISE Net: Nanoscale Informal STEM Network—NISE Net is focused on Informal Science Education, e.g. via museums and public events. The site contains interesting articles, images, and a catalog of activities developed by NISE Net that are suitable for classroom and public events. Selected activities are available in Spanish
http://www.nisenet.org/ - NOVA Making Stuff and Making More Stuff: Hour long video series on how materials science and nanotechnology are impacting our lives. Includes education and outreach resources.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/making-stuff.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/making-more-stuff.html - Ohio State University’s Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices: lessons for high school teachers. http://nsec.osu.edu/educationoutreach
- Particles Matter: a website that offers news, information and educational materials focused on nanotechnology. Lessons are divided into elementary (K-6) and secondary (7-12).
- Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Nanoscale Science: Nano activities for kids. https://www.mrsec.psu.edu/content/nano-activities-kids-0
- Project on Emerging Nanotechnology at Woodrow Wilson International Center: This site contains many resources related to society and the safe development of nanotechnology. The site also has a list of currently available consumer products.
http://www.nanotechproject.org/ - Rochester Institute of Technology's Golisano Institute for Sustainability: lesson for high school biology and environmental science entitled Nanomaterials: To Use or Not to Use.A 3-4 week unit https://www.rit.edu/gis/nanomaterials-use-or-not-use. https://www.rit.edu/gis/nanomaterials-use-or-not-use
- Scale of the Universe: Interactive on size and scale.http://htwins.net/scale2
- ScienceCentral, Inc: Information and videos on current research, including nanotechnology. http://www.sciencentral.com
- Try Engineering: Lessons including ones on nanotechnology. http://tryengineering.org/
- Try Nano: Resources, lessons, general information.http://www.trynano.org/resources.html
- UCLA: California Nanosytems Institute - High School nanoscience program with lessons. Requires permission to login and download materials. http://cnsi.ctrl.ucla.edu/nanoscience/pages/
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: CEMMS: Online labs that include nano-silver, gold and investigating chocolate.http://nano-cemms.illinois.edu/education.html
- Vega Science Trust, England: Videos on a range of science topics including nanotechnology & how it will change the world. Includes interviews with Nobel Prize winners. http://www.vega.org.uk/ http://www.vega.org.uk/video/programme/3
- Project on Emerging Nanotechnology at Woodrow Wilson International Center: This site contains many resources related to society and the safe development of nanotechnology. The site also has a list of currently available consumer products.
http://www.nanotechproject.org/ - Virtual Lab-University of Virginia: Interactive animations on nanotechnology related topics including Atomic Force Microscopes, Scanning tunneling Microscopes, Transistors, Integrated Circuits, CD/DVD Players, DNA
https://wecanfigurethisout.org/VL/home.htm/state/0 - Wonderville.CA: Variety of resources including games, videos, lessons.
https://wonderville.org/search/nanotechnology - Nanoscience in Nature: A webquest for middle and high school science. http://ice.chem.wisc.edu/Nature/Nanoscience_in_Nature/Introduction.html