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Explore Science - Zoom into Nano Digital Kit

Digital download of all public engagement and professional development files in the Museum & Community Partnership Explore Science: Zoom into Nano kit designed to engage underserved audiences in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology through local community collaborations.

DESCRIPTION

The Museum & Community Partnerships Explore Science - Zoom into Nano kits are designed to facilitate new or expanded collaborations with local community partners in an effort to engage underserved audiences about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. Materials are designed especially to use with groups such as afterschool and out-of-school-time groups.

All digital resources for the Museum & Community Partnerships Explore Science - Zoom into Nano kit downlodable as Zip files.

Kit contents list:

https://www.nisenet.org/explorescience-nano

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  • Explore science zoom into nano logo in full color with leaf, atom, and Saturn logo
  • Explore Science Kit intro slide with images of various learners participating in activities
  • Materials in the Zoom into Nano Gravity fail kit including full-size and dollhouse sized teacups
  • Hand filling life sized teacup with water in Zoom into Nano Exploring Forces - Gravity activity
  • Hand filling dollhouse sized teacup with water in Zoom into Nano Exploring Forces - Gravity activity
  • Explore science zoom into nano logo in full color with leaf, atom, and Saturn logo
  • Explore Science Kit intro slide with images of various learners participating in activities
  • Materials in the Zoom into Nano Gravity fail kit including full-size and dollhouse sized teacups
  • Hand filling life sized teacup with water in Zoom into Nano Exploring Forces - Gravity activity
  • Hand filling dollhouse sized teacup with water in Zoom into Nano Exploring Forces - Gravity activity

DESCRIPTION

The Museum & Community Partnerships Explore Science - Zoom into Nano kits are designed to facilitate new or expanded collaborations with local community partners in an effort to engage underserved audiences about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. Materials are designed especially to use with groups such as afterschool and out-of-school-time groups.

All digital resources for the Museum & Community Partnerships Explore Science - Zoom into Nano kit downlodable as Zip files.

Kit contents list:

https://www.nisenet.org/explorescience-nano

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OBJECTIVES

NANO CONTENT MAP

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

Scientists and engineers have formed the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology by investigating properties and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.

Nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanoengineering lead to new knowledge and innovations that weren't possible before.

Nanotechnologies—and their costs, utility, risks, and benefits—are closely interconnected with society and with our values.

Credits

YEAR CREATED
2016
OWNING INSTITUTION

Kit materials are owned by several institutions including Sciencenter and Science Museum of Minnesota - please see authorship on individual products.

FUNDING

Developed for the NISE Network with funding from the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 0532536 and 0940143. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.

PERMISSIONS

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

NISE Network products are developed through an iterative collaborative process that includes scientific review, peer review, and visitor evaluation in accordance with an inclusive audiences approach. Products are designed to be easily edited and adapted for different audiences under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. To learn more, visit our Development Process page.