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Tools and Guides Nanoscale Informal Learning Experiences: NISE Network Learning Framework The NISE Net learning framework indicates how our educational experiences support the six interrelated strands of learning documented by the National Research Council. It describes three...	Media DIY Nano App The DIY Nano app allows families to experience and learn about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology at home! The app provides free hands-on activities. Each activity includes material...	Tools and Guides Promotional Materials, Logos, and Publicity Images page A listing of all promotional and marketing materials for partners to use when promoting their nanoscale science, engineering and technology educational events and activities. This page includes...
Programs DIY Nano These 'Do It Yourself' Nano activities and experiments allow families to experience and learn about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology at home or on the go! They are are...	Media The Scale of the Universe This interactive animation is a modern version of the classic powers of ten video. It takes you all the way from the (estimated) outer reaches of the universe down to the length of a Planck....	Programs Buckyball Origami This activity from Science Alberta guides you through the process of making a complex buckyball shape out of origami paper. Their educational website, wonderville.ca, has additional activities,...

Media DIY Nano App The DIY Nano app allows families to experience and learn about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology at home! The app provides free hands-on activities. Each activity includes material...	Media Does Every Silver Lining Have a Cloud? Duke University researchers explain the relationship between nanomaterials, in particular nano silver, and their potential impact on the ecosystem. To see the video and learn more about the Center...	Media NanoDays Key Concepts Posters (NanoDays 2012) These colorful educational posters cover all four NanoDays key concepts. Use the posters to help decorate and define the space for your NanoDays event, call attention to specific activities or...
Tools and Guides REU Science Communication Workshop This is a two-session science communication workshop targeted to undergraduate students participating in university-based research programs such as NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU...	Programs Nanotech and Consumer Products “Nanotech and Consumer Products” is a public presentation that introduces audiences to the growing role of nanotechnology in making consumer products, and encourages them to consider the potential...	Tools and Guides Sharing Science Workshop and Practicum This guide provides information and resources for planning and hosting a Sharing Science Workshop & Practicum for early career researchers that will enhance their science communication skills...

Programs The Electric Squeeze This cart demo is about piezoelectricity - how some crystals produce electricity when you squeeze them. Visitors learn about the history of piezoelectricity, how it's used, and how it's...	Programs Aerogel This cart demonstration introduces the nanomaterial aerogel, a glass nanofoam. Visitors learn how aerogel is made, how well it insulates, and learn about its other unique properties. They see real...	Programs Wheel of the Future Museum visitors are contestants in a game show that encourages them to learn more about nanotechnology. The three rounds included here cover an introduction to nanotechnology; provide information...
Programs Surface Area - Cart demo This is a cart demo about how nanoparticles behave differently, in part because they have a high surface area:volume ratio. Visitors learn that smaller particles have a much higher proportion of...	Programs Balloon Nanotubes (giant hanging model) “Nanotube Balloons” is a large display made of balloons that can be used to draw visitors to a program on nanotechnology. Visitors observe how the carbon atoms are arranged in a carbon nanotube....	Programs Biobarcodes: Antibodies and nanosensors This cart demo is about Biobarcodes, a nanomedical technology that allows for massively parallel testing for disease diagnosis. Visitors learn about antibodies, how each antibody binds to a...

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