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Attack of the Nanoscientist

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Attack of the Nanoscientist

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Overview
Attack of the Nanoscientist
Stephanie Long [4]
NISE Network product
image/jpeg iconnanoscientist1.jpg [5]
image/jpeg iconnanoscientist2.jpg [6]

Description: 

A ten minute play in which a supervillain from the future attempts to conquer the audience using...Nanoscience?
Objectives

Big Idea: 

Nanoscience is not one thing, it has many possible applications in many fields, like medicine, computing, materials, defense, environment, and consumer products.

Learning goals: 

  • 1) To introduce the visitor to the field of nanoscale science and technology 2) To encourage the visitor to learn more about nanoscale science and technology.

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

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:

Science Museum of Minnesota [7]

Checklist

Scientist reviewed? check_reviewed
Peer reviewed? check_reviewed
Visitor evaluation? check_reviewed

Nano Topics

[8]

Audience

[9]

Tags

[10], [11], [12]

Permissions

Creative Commons license image [13]
Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Catalog section: 

Programs

What kind of program?: 

Museum theater

Nano topics: 

Materials, tools, and applications

Audience: 

7 and up

Content keywords: 

Attack of Nanoscientist
Museum theatre
theatre

Highlight this product during NanoDays?: 

0

K-12: 

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Resources
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Download all files (ZIP) [3]

Files: 

application/msword iconAttack of the NanoScientist Script + Lesson Plan [14]
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconAttack of the NanoScientist PowerPoint [15]
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[1] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs
[2] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/museum_theater
[3] http://www.nisenet.org/node/3640/filefield_compress/all
[4] http://www.nisenet.org/users/stephanie_long
[5] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/nanoscientist1.jpg
[6] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/nanoscientist2.jpg
[7] http://www.nisenet.org/community/organizations/science-museum-minnesota
[8] http://www.nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/materials-tools-applications
[9] http://www.nisenet.org/category/audience/7
[10] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/attack-nanoscientist
[11] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/museum-theatre
[12] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/theatre
[13] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
[14] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/3640/attack_script_lessonplan_feb2011.doc
[15] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/3640/attack_feb2011.ppt