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Cutting It Down to Nano

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Cutting It Down to Nano

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Overview
Cutting It Down to Nano
Greta Zenner Pe... [4]
NISE Network product
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Description: 

“Cutting it Down” is a cart demo that communicates scale through a hands-on activity. Visitors learn that the nanometer size scale is very, very small—and that we can’t use macroscale tools to manipulate nanoscale materials. During the program, visitors are challenged to cut a small strip of paper in half as many times as they can—or until they reach the nanoscale, which ever comes first.
Objectives

Big Idea: 

the nanometer and the nanoscale are very very small. Nanotechnology means working at small size scales.

Learning goals: 

  • As a result of participating in this program, visitors will be able to understand that the nanoscale is very, very small and that scientists working at the nanoscale require special tools.

NISE Net Content Map: 

  • Nanometer-sized things are very small, and often behave differently than larger things do.

Universal design: 

  • Provide multiple entry points and multiple ways of engagement
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

Nano Topics

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Audience

[10]

Tags

[11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17]

Permissions

Creative Commons license image [18]
Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Catalog section: 

Programs

What kind of program?: 

Cart demonstration

Nano topics: 

Fundamentals

Audience: 

7 and up

Content keywords: 

size and scale
nanometer
cutting it down
legos
cutting
size
scale

Highlight this product during NanoDays?: 

0

K-12: 

0
Standards

Science and Technology: 

K-4: Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
K-4: Understanding about science and technology
5-8: Abilities of technological design
5-8: Understanding about science and technology
9-12: Abilities of technological design
9-12: Understanding about science and technology

Physical science: 

K-4: Properties of objects and materials
5-8: Properties and changes of properties in matter
9-12: Structure and properties of matter
Resources
Download zip file [3]

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Files: 

application/msword iconcuttingitdown_lessonplan_may10.doc [19]
application/pdf iconCutting It Down to Nano Scale Ladder Worksheet [20]

Links: 

Cutting It Down to Nano Training Video [21]
See FAQ #10 to learn more about downloading NISE Net video [22]

Video: 

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[11] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/size-scale
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[13] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/cutting-it-down
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[15] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/cutting
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[19] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/1621/cuttingitdown_lessonplan_may10.doc
[20] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/2008/05/1657/cuttingitdown_scaleladder_may10.pdf
[21] http://vimeo.com/channels/nisenet/15540606
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