Exploring Tools - Special Microscopes (NanoDays 08, 09, 10, 11)

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Overview

Rae Ostman [4]

ToolsSPM_magnet_Dec08.jpg [5]

ToolsSPM_SPMtip_Dec08.jpg [6]

ToolsSPM_image5AFM_01Dec08.png [7]

ToolsSPM_image6NaCl_01Dec08.jpg [8]

Description:

"Exploring Tools - Special Microscopes" is a hands-on activity in which visitors use a flexible magnet as a model for a scanning probe microscope. They learn that SPMs are an example of a special tool that scientists use to work on the nanoscale.

Objectives

Big Idea:

Scientists use special tools and equipment to work on the nanoscale.

Learning goals:

Scientists use special tools and equipment to work on the nanoscale.

NISE Net Content Map:

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

Scientists and engineers have formed the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology by investigating properties and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.

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.

Owning institution:

Sciencenter [9]

Checklist

Scientist reviewed? check_reviewed

Peer reviewed? check_reviewed

Visitor evaluation? check_reviewed

Nano Topics

Audience

All ages [12]

Permissions

[19]
Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Catalog section:

Programs

What kind of program?:

Facilitated activity

Nano topics:

Fundamentals

Materials, tools, and applications

Audience:

All ages

Content keywords:

AFM

SPM

spm

scanning probe microscope

atomic force microscope

nanodays

Highlight this product during NanoDays?:

This is a NanoDays product.

K-12:

Standards

Science and Technology:

K-4: Understanding about science and technology

5-8: Understanding about science and technology

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

Spanish

[3]

Download all files (ZIP) [3]

Files:

Exploring Tools Special Microscopes - Guide [20]

Exploring Tools Special Microscopes - Guide [21]

Exploring Tools Special Microscopes - Sign [22]

Exploring Tools Special Microscopes - Diagram [23]

Exploring Tools Special Microscopes - Diagram [24]

magnets-specialmicroscopes_sources.xls [25]

Spanish files:

Exploring Tools Special Microscopes - Sign & Guide (Spanish) [26]

Exploring Tools Special Microscopes - Guide (Spanish) [27]

Exploring Tools Special Microscopes - Diagram (Spanish) [28]

Exploring Tools Special Microscopes - Diagram (Spanish) [29]

Evaluations

Comments

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Submitted by Luke Donforth [31] on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 08:26.

I was doing this program recently, and found a fun extension.

I accidentally left a permanent magnet on one of the big sheets. It created a local smooth spot for the scan probe. Luckily it was off on one edge, so it was easy to steer visitors away from it unless I thought they'd want to go deeper into the activity and discover more non-uniformity of the surface.

Exploring Tools - Special Microscopes (NanoDays 08, 09, 10, 11)

Exploring Tools - Special Microscopes (NanoDays 08, 09, 10, 11)

Description:

Big Idea:

Learning goals:

NISE Net Content Map:

Universal design:

Owning institution:

Checklist

Nano Topics

Audience

Tags

Permissions

Catalog section:

What kind of program?:

Nano topics:

Audience:

Content keywords:

Highlight this product during NanoDays?:

K-12:

Science and Technology:

Physical science:

Download all files (ZIP) [3]

Files:

Spanish files:

Extention [30]