Serving Nanoscale Science, Engineering & Technology
Subject: Biology, Chemistry
Audience: High School
Lesson has students create narrow fluidic channels to observe fluid flow
Subject: Chemistry, Tools and Technology
Exploring electrolytic cells and nanowires.
Subject: Chemistry, Physics, Tools and Technology
Introduction to selective layering through etching.
Subject: Chemistry, Environmental Science
A unit exploring the chemical reactions in catalytic converters and the importance opf nanocatalysts
Subject: Chemistry, Physical science
Audience: Middle School, High School
Compares diffusion in gelatin to the doping of silicon wafers
Lesson that demonstrates properties of shape memory alloys-materials that "remember" their former shape
Subject: Chemistry, Physical science, Physics
Lesson looks at the absorption and release of light energy using quantum dots.
Subject: Chemistry, Physics
Exploring nanoscale propulsion systems.
A lesson that explores how catalysts work. This lesson is generally used in conjuction witht the Surface-area-to Volume lesson.
Lesson that demonstrates the properties of hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials