This lab is designed to help students understand the size of nanoparticles compared to the size of other known quantities, such as a human being or a skin cell.
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The purpose of the lesson is to get young students interested in basic nanotechnology concepts associated with creating “wafers” used in chip fabrication in cleanrooms.
There are two activities in this lesson, the Fly Prison and the Water Maze. The Fly Prison is a hands-on modeling activity designed to introduce students to the area of nanotechnology and give them a basic understanding of how researchers build very small devices by the self-assembly of molecules. The Water Maze is a follow up activity to give the students a chance to practice and demonstrate what they have learned.
Students will visualize the order of numerical properties of objects from the nanoscale to visible scale using exponents and decimals. Students will make size comparisons of objects. Students will develop an understanding of how small a nanometer is in comparison to common objects. They will also learn about the metric system.
This is a two part of inquiry-driven labs designed to help students understand the process of patterning materials through selective exposure and development of films.
This is a two part of inquiry-driven labs designed to help students understand the process of patterning materials through selective exposure and development of films.
The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand the concepts of accuracy and precision
and how they are important in measurements at the nano-scale.
