SI System and Nanoscale Science (Middle School curriculum lesson)

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Description
This unit provides activities for students to learn about the metric system of measurement. A connection to the nanoscale is made by having students read the How Stuff Works article –"How Nanotechnology Works" and answer questions about the article. Further connections of size and the nanoscale can be found in the Resources at the end of the unit.
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K-12 Lesson Plans
Programs and Activities
Audience
Ages 11 - Adult
Topics
Nanotechnology
Engineering and Technology
Measurement
Mathematics

Objectives

Nano Content Map
Nanometer-sized things are very small, and often behave differently than larger things do.

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Funding

National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) funded by the National Science Foundation

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National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN); © 2007 Georgia Institute of Technology

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