Meet Macro and Nano. Nano is WAY smaller than Macro and has some very surprising properties! These short (~30 second) clips introduce visitors to simple fundamentals about the nanoscale.
Staff and Volunteer training materials for NanoDays including orientation slides and materials as well as videos on best practices for how to interact with museum visitors.
"Nanotechnology: What's the Big Deal?" is a broad overview of the unique challenges and opportunities presented by nanoscale science, and dives into the super tiny scale of nanotechnology.
This video introduces the scientists, tools, and equipment found in clean rooms, a special kind of lab used to do nanoscale research.
What is a nanometer? What things are measured in nanometers? Is a red blood cell bigger or smaller than a bacteria? This video takes you on an adventure of scale from the macrosize to the microsize to the nanosize!
This 6-part video series features Don Eigler, George Whitesides, David Rejeski, Eric Mazur, Tim Miller, and, as a bonus, The Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show. It provides a basic Nano 101 introduction to nanotechnology, potential applications, implications, and impacts. Designed for...
What is Nanomedicine? This is the introductory component for the Nanomedicine exhibit package; but the video on it's own is also an informative stand-alone media piece for other uses. The structure includes a text panel and a narrated-and-captioned 2.5 minute...
"Nanotechnology: What's the Big Deal?" is a video introduction to the Intro to Nanotechnology exhibition. Get a broad overview of the unique challenges and opportunities presented by nanoscale science, and dive into the super tiny scale of nanotechnology.
This exhibit...
The Nanomedicine Explorer is an interactive, updateable multimedia kiosk and media package, that is also available as a component of the Nanomedicine Exhibition. Visitors can explore a variety of topics and specific research areas in cancer nanomedicine through vivid animations...
The NISE Network hosts all of its videos on Vimeo.
Training Videos playlist portfolios by STEM content:
In this activity, children and adults work together to explore their relationship with technology and examine ways to make sustainable media consumption choices.
Participants watch a short clip of a cartoon, then try a creative challenge to turn time spent...
Do you remember where you were during the historic Moon landing 50 years ago? Can you recall the emotions that ran through you at that time? Or, perhaps you weren’t born yet but this historical feat has captured your imagination...
Promotional video with clips from NISE Network partner events using the Explore Science: Let's Do Chemistry kit.
Three versions available: 3 minutes, 30 seconds, and 15 seconds.
This video features meeting highlights and a few of the 300 attendees who participated in the NISE Network Earth & Space Partner Meeting held at Arizona State University from February 13-15, 2019. Participants at the meeting participated in 5 plenaries...
Apollo Lunar Landing Sites v1.0: This video gives a brief overview of the six successful Apollo moon landing missions, and the lunar landing sites chosen for each.
This funny video will help you and your facilitators run activities in a way that encourages participation and positive attitudes towards learning about chemistry.
Training videos for each of the Explore Science: Let's Do Chemistry hands-on activities intended for staff and volunteer educators.
Hands-on activities include:
This Explore Science: Earth & Space events video highlights just a few of our NISE Net partnering institutions and their incredible work hosting events in 2017 in their communities between March and August of 2017. There are two version of...
Anders Liljeholm from OMSI reviews key aspects of how to make your own how-to instructional training videos including many simple tips. This short fun 2:36 minute video quickly covers the basics of making an instructional video ranging from using a...
The NISE Network Report to Partners provides an overview of the major activities of the Network and highlights our collective accomplishments related to building collaborations, engaging the public, and increasing the capacity of the field. The Report includes three related...
These short videos are perfect for staff and volunteer training on NanoDays activities. All of these videos may be downloaded from Vimeo simply by creating a free "basic" account at www.vimeo.com/join, for more assistance please see FAQ # 10.
"Battling Cancer with Nanotechnology" is a 6-minute video that shares the research of Mauro Ferrari, a leading pioneer in the field of cancer nanomedicine. A visionary optimist, Ferrari applied his mathematical physics and engineering skills to medicine and is determined...
"Stealth Imaging with Iron Nanoparticles" is an 5-minute video that tells the research story of Ralph Weissleder and Mukesh Harisinghani, who collaborated on the design of a clinical trial to determine if an injection of specially-designed iron-oxide nanoparticles could enhance...
"Zapping Tumors with Gold Nanoshells" is a 9-minute video that tells the story of two Rice University researchers, physicist Naomi Halas and bioengineer Jennifer West, who came together and hatched an idea that could someday lead to relief for millions...
The Nanomedicine Explorer is an interactive, bilingual, multimedia program and website. Visitors can explore a variety of research areas in cancer nanomedicine through vivid animations and video story-telling up close with a diverse group of researchers. Interactive features include games...