NISE Net offers a digital download of the NanoDays kit, complete with instructions, lesson plans, supply lists, marketing materials, and multimedia files. Consider this option if you do not meet eligibility criteria, are affiliated with an organization that does not hold public events, would like to preview the contents, are located outside the United States, or want to create multiple copies of print resources. NISE Net members are welcome to download a zip file of the free NanoDays digital kit by clicking on the link below. Click here to download the full kit. If you would prefer not to download the entire kit, you are welcome to simply download portions of the kit, as outlined below.
What's in the 2011 digital kit zip file?
I. Digital files of documents to help you get started: Download a zip file of the five guides and tools listed below. (Size: 24MB)
- Welcome Letter
- NanoDays Planning Guidebook
- Bringing Nano to the Public: a Collaboration Opportunity for Researchers and Museums
- Press Release Template
- Science Cafe Guide
II. Digital files of instructional guides and signs for twelve hands-on nano activities: Download a zip file of the activities listed below. (Size: 125 MB)
- Exploring Size- Measure Yourself
- Exploring Size- Scented Balloons
- Exploring Size- Powers of Ten Game
- Exploring Size- Memory Game
- Exploring Forces- Static Electricity
- Exploring Tools- Special Microscopes
- Exploring Tools- Mitten Challenge
- Exploring Materials- Thin Films
- Exploring Products- Nano Fabrics
- Exploring Products- Nano Sand
- Exploring Products- Sunblock
- Nano & Society Posters
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- Digital file for "Everything is Made of Atoms" poster
- Digital file for "Zoom Into the Human Bloodstream" poster
- Digital file for "Zoom Into a Butterfly Wing" poster
- Digital file for "Zoom Into a Computer Chip" poster
- Digital file for "Scale Ladder" pamphlet and poster
- Digital files for "Zoom into a Human Hand" and "Zoom into a Nasturtium Leaf" interactive media piece
- Information about how to order "I'm Made of Atoms" temporary tattoos
- Information about how to order "Feel Nano!" magnets used in the activity Exploring Tools - SPM
- Digital instructions and graphics for nano activities and demonstrations: "Balloon Nanotubes", "DNA—Nanotechnology
To find more information, such as vendor contact info, for any physical resource or consumable material in the NanoDays kit, check under the "Resources tab" of the specific Catalog product's page.
