DESCRIPTION
What is a robot, and how small can robots be? Are there robots the size of a hand? How about the size of a strand of hair? Can a robot be as tiny as a single molecule? Learn what makes a robot a robot, then step down in size and find out which robots are real and which are science fiction. This children's book is available in hardcover, softcover and digital download via Amazon. See Resources tab for links.
DESCRIPTION
What is a robot, and how small can robots be? Are there robots the size of a hand? How about the size of a strand of hair? Can a robot be as tiny as a single molecule? Learn what makes a robot a robot, then step down in size and find out which robots are real and which are science fiction. This children's book is available in hardcover, softcover and digital download via Amazon. See Resources tab for links.
OBJECTIVES
NANO CONTENT MAP
Nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanoengineering lead to new knowledge and innovations that weren't possible before.
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- Is That Robot Real? book (PDF)
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- Fact or Fiction - Panel Graphic - 2 (JPG)
- Fact or Fiction - Panel Graphic - 4 (JPG)
- Fact or Fiction - Panel Graphic - 5 (JPG)
- Fact or Fiction - Panel Graphic - 6 (PDF)
- Nano Books 2008 Formative Evaluation (PDF)
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Sciencenter
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.
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