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Nanoscale Informal Learning Experiences: NISE Network Learning Framework

This nanoscale science learning framework tool indicates how our educational experiences support the six interrelated strands of learning documented by the National Research Council.

DESCRIPTION

The NISE Net work nanoscale science learning framework indicates how our educational experiences support the six interrelated strands of learning documented by the National Research Council.

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  • Screen shot of the Nano learning framework screencap featuring three activities with annotation
  • Father and daughter experimenting with ferrofluid exhibit
  • Screen shot of the Nano learning framework screencap featuring three activities with annotation
  • Father and daughter experimenting with ferrofluid exhibit

DESCRIPTION

The NISE Net work nanoscale science learning framework indicates how our educational experiences support the six interrelated strands of learning documented by the National Research Council.

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OBJECTIVES

LEARNING GOALS

  • Imagining the nano world

  • Exploring scale and properties

  • Connecting nano and society

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
2012
OWNING INSTITUTION

Science Museum of Minnesota

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

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