What is Nanotechnology?
Overview
- This lesson is designed to be used by science instructors wanting to expand their student's knowledge of nanotechnology. It builds upon students' prior knowledge of the SI units to discuss nanoscience.
Standards
9-10.RS.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
9-10.RS.2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
9-10.RS.4 Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific context relevant to grades 9-10 texts and topics.
9-10.RS.10 By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend science texts in the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
9-10.WS.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Learning Objectives
Students will learn about the multidisciplinary areas encompassed by the terms nanotechnology and nanoscience.
Students will be able to understand and describe what is meant by the terms; nano-scale, nanotechnology, and nanoscience.
Materials
Nanooze Issue #1
Reading Guide 1 nano
Science Skills PowerPoint (copyrights may apply to some materials)
Procedure
Work through the last portion of the Science Skills PowerPoint to gain further understanding of SI Units, Prefixes and Conversions.
Students will close read assigned Nanooze Issue.
Students will discuss the assigned article in groups.
Students will collaborate on a summary of the assigned article.
Students will individually read and write a summary of at least one additional article of their choice from the assigned Nanooze Issue.
Extra credit will be awarded to students that choose to read and summarize a third article from the assigned Nanooze.
Credits
This learning module was created by Robert Vittoe, a participant in Indiana University-Purdue University’s NSF-Funded “Nanotechnology Experiences for Students and Teachers (NEST)” Program (Award # 1513112).