Exploring Products - Computer Hard Drives (NanoDays 2013)

Overview

Rae Ostman [4]

Description:

"Exploring Products - Computer Hard Drives" is a hands on activity in which visitors use floating ring magnets to store data. They learn that computer hard drives are one of the most common applications of nanotechnology.

Objectives

Big Idea:

Computer hard drives are one of the most common applications of nanotechnology.

Learning goals:

Computer hard drives are one of the most common applications of nanotechnology.
Nano-sized magnetic regions allow hard drives to hold a lot of information in a small space.

NISE Net Content Map:

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

Universal design:

Repeat and reinforce main ideas and concepts.

Provide multiple entry points and multiple ways of engagement

Provide physical and sensory access to all aspects of the program. Visitors can touch, see and hear different elements of the program.

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.

Owning institution:

Sciencenter [6]

Checklist

Scientist reviewed? check_reviewed

Peer reviewed? check_reviewed

Visitor evaluation? check_reviewed

Adaptable Formats

Cart demonstration [7]
Classroom activity [8]

Nano Topics

Audience

All ages [11]

Permissions

[15]
Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Catalog section:

Programs

What kind of program?:

Facilitated activity

Adaptable formats:

Cart demonstration

Classroom activity

Nano topics:

Information Technology

Materials, tools, and applications

Audience:

All ages

Content keywords:

nanodays

computer

hard drive

Highlight this product during NanoDays?:

This is a NanoDays product.

K-12:

Standards

Physical science:

K-4: Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism

5-8: Properties and changes of properties in matter

9-12: Structure and properties of matter

Resources

Spanish

[3]

Download all files (ZIP) [3]

Files:

Activity guide [16]

Sign [17]

Binary Code reference sheet [18]

My Name in Binary Code worksheet [19]

Data Storage reference sheet [20]

Spanish files:

Activity guide - Spanish [21]

Sign - Spanish [22]

My Name in Binary Code worksheet - Spanish [23]

Data Storage reference sheet - Spanish [24]

Video:

Evaluations

Comments

Exploring Products - Computer Hard Drives (NanoDays 2013)

Exploring Products - Computer Hard Drives (NanoDays 2013)

Description:

Big Idea:

Learning goals:

NISE Net Content Map:

Universal design:

Owning institution:

Checklist

Adaptable Formats

Nano Topics

Audience

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Catalog section:

What kind of program?:

Adaptable formats:

Nano topics:

Audience:

Content keywords:

Highlight this product during NanoDays?:

K-12:

Physical science:

Download all files (ZIP) [3]

Files:

Spanish files:

Video: