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Article
Scientific American

Scientific American: Scoring With Buckyballs

For Students 9th - 10th
Buckyballs and nanotubes, two types of fullerenes, are being examined for potential in nanotechnology and nanoengineering.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: K. Eric Drexler

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and discoveries of K. Eric Drexler in this article. Learn how K. Eric Drexler is known for his discoveries in nanotechnology.
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Other

National Nanotechnology Initiative: Nanotechnology: Big Things From a Tiny World

For Students 3rd - 8th
Twelve-page illustrated brochure describes what nanotechnology is in terms that nonscientists can understand. Discusses nanometers, nanoscale, and the kinds of nanotechnology-related innovations that are now available. Also discusses the...
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Other

National Nanotechnology Initiative

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Nanotechnology Initiative is a clearinghouse of information about what the U.S. government is doing to ensure continued U.S. leadership in the field of nanotechnology.
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Unit Plan
Science Museum, London

Science Museum: Antenna: Nanotechnology: Small Science, Big Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of how nanotechnology can manipulate tiny particles and have applications in sports, clothing, foods, electronics, pollution control, alternative fuels, crime fighting, wars, and healthcare.
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Activity
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Did You Ever Wonder? The Invisible Wonders of the Nanoworld

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate the invisible marvels of the nanoworld. Some topics examined are nanometer, nanostructures, and a diode. The resource consists of pictures, quotes, and links to additional resources.
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Robert Burrell

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the first commercial application of nanotechnology developed by Robert Burrell.
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Activity
University of Virginia

Uva Virtual Lab: Quantum Dot Cellular Automata (Qca) Logic Gates

For Students 9th - 10th
"Quantum-dot Cellular Automata" (QCAs) can serve as memory cells and wires. This lab describes how QCAs can be made into MAJORITY, OR, AND, and INVERTER logic gates.
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Stanford University: Invisible Rays

For Teachers 7th
This instructional activity focuses on investigating the electromagnetic spectrum using ultraviolet beads. Students learn how material properties change as the size of the material decreases to the nanoscale.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Richard Feynman Lecture on Nanotechnology: Tiny Machines

For Students 9th - 10th
A video lecture from Dr. Richard Feynman exploring tiny machines. Webpage breaks down the lecture into twelve segments. Videos vary in length and explain the science behind nanotechnology. Understand computer chips, sound waves, and the...
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Website
NASA

Ames Research Center: Center for Nanotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out these images of nanomaterials being created at NASA. Also learn about the research NASA is completing as well as how they plan to use this new technology in their labs.
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Unit Plan
University of California

University of California: Geometry in Action

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page collects various areas in which ideas from discrete and computational geometry (meaning mainly low-dimensional Euclidean geometry) meet some real-world applications.
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Interactive
Other

Nanozone: Nanoconverter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Use the nanoconverter to convert inches, feet, or miles (or millimeters, centimeters, or meters) into nanometers.
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Other

Nanozone: How Small Is Small?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the relative size of nanometers, micrometers, centimeters, and meters by arranging objects, such as red blood cells, hair, and a penny, from smallest to largest.
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Graphic
Other

Nanozone Comics: They Came From His Lab!

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the adventures Of Kris Pister as he evolves from love of rockets to an interest electrical enginering. Interesting ideas are presented on how smaller and smaller robots can be used in everyday life.
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Other

Nanozone Comics: Honey, I Shrunk Myself!

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow Rachel as she evolves from an interest in solving games and patterns to a career in material science. Watch as she uses nanotechnology to work with polymers. Read about new nanotech devices that can help improve our world in the...
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Other

Nanozone Comics: What Jorge Gardea Torresdey Say

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the adventures of Jorge as his life evolves from a love of chemistry as a young boy to a scientist working to find new ways that nanotechnology can help clean up the environment.
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Other

Nanozone Comics: Dr. Lydia Sohn Saves the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the life of Dr. Lydia as she evolves from a love of science as a young girl to solving tough questions in biology using nanotechonology.
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Other

Nanozone Comics: The Perils of Dr. Paul Alivisatos

For Students 6th - 8th
Trace the life of Dr. Paul from his interest in chemistry as a young boy to a career working with some of the smallest solids we can make, called nanocrystals.
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Handout
Other

Try Nano: Applications: Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the promising applications of nanotechnology, which are expected to revolutionize how illness is diagnosed and treated.
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Website
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Nanotechnology?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the study of all things very, very tiny. Where is nanotechnology used? How is it measured? Find out!