Same Sides and Let's Talk About It

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Overview

Description:

This 50-minute program includes an introduction to the nano-scale science, conversation time for the participants and 2 ten-minute plays that stimulate conversation about the impact the field of nanoscale science may have on our lives. It also gets the audience thinking about how we should respond -- both individually and collectively -- to those potential impacts. This program was performed at the Science Museum of Minnesota and as an outreach program. The plays have also been performed individually as part of forums.

Objectives

Big Idea:

Nanoscale technology will affect all of us.

Learning goals:

See the positive and negative impacts that nanoscale technology may have on the environment and the medical field.
Discuss and examine of both sides of the argument
No one knows what nanoscale research may discover, or how it may be applied.
How will nano affect you?

NISE Net Content Map:

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

Nanotechnologies have costs, risks, and benefits that affect our lives in ways we cannot always predict.

Universal design:

Repeat and reinforce main ideas and concepts.

Credits

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.

Checklist

Scientist reviewed? check_reviewed

Peer reviewed? check_reviewed

Visitor evaluation? check_reviewed

Permissions

Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Standards

History and nature of science:

5-8: Science as a human endeavor

9-12: Science as a human endeavor

Physical science:

9-12: Interactions of energy and matter

Science and Technology:

5-8: Understanding about science and technology

9-12: Understanding about science and technology

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives:

5-8: Risks and benefits

5-8: Science and technology in society

9-12: Natural and human-induced hazards

9-12: Personal and community health

9-12: Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges

Resources

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Files:

Theatre School Program - Lesson Plan

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Let's Talk About It

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This program also works with

Submitted by Stephanie Long on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 16:55.

This program also works with DVD's. The films have yet to be evaluated. If you would like a copy of the films, please contact Stephanie Long at slong@smm.org