K-12 Teachers

What is Nano?

• For an introduction to nanotechnology
• For introductory educational materials produced by the NISE Network

K-12 Level activities

• NISE Network Catalog
  There are many resources in the NISE Network catalog that you may use to enrich your classroom experience (K-12 teachers)
• PBS DragonflyTV Nano Educator’s Guide
  Teachers companion guide and classroom activities for the PBS TV series (K-12 teachers)

High School Level curriculum and classroom activities

• Exploring the Nano World
  Resources for educators developed by the University of Wisconsin MRSEC, supported by NSF (high school level)
• NanoEd
  A repository for teaching materials managed by the National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering supported by NSF (high school level)
• NNIN Education Portal
  Materials from the National Nano Infrastructure Network (NNIN) supported by NSF (high school level)
• Materials Microworld
  Northwestern university’s module-based educational materials (high school level)
• NanoTeach
  Professional development for teachers (high school level)

College Level lectures and curriculum

• NanoHub Nanotechnology 101
  A series of lectures designed to provide an undergraduate-level introduction to nanotechnology. In contrast, the Nanotechnology 501 series offers lectures for the graduate-level and professional audiences.
• NanoHub Nanotechnology 501
  A series of lectures designed to provide an graduate-level introduction to nanotechnology.
• Nano4me
  Classroom presentation slideshows, laboratories, and multimedia developed by Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge (NACK Center) at the Penn State College of Engineering

Publications

• The Big Ideas of Nanoscale Science and Engineering: A Guidebook for Secondary Teachers
  By: Shawn Y. Stevens, LeeAnn M. Sutherland, and Joseph S. Krajcik
  NSTA Press Book, 2009
  ISBN 978-1-93515-507-2
  Member Price: $22.36, Nonmember Price: $27.95
  Grade Level: Middle School, High School
  http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/9781935155072
• Nanoscale Science: Activities for Grades 6-12
  By: M. Gail Jones, Michael R. Falvo, Amy R. Taylor, and Bethany P. Broadwell
  NSTA Press Book, 2007
  ISBN 978-1-93353-105-2
  Member Price: $20.76, Nonmember Price: $25.95
  Grade Level: Middle School, High School
  http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/9781933531052