NANOTECHNOLOGY LESSON PLANS
Using Diffraction to Determine the Arrangement of Atoms – Materials Science The purpose of this activity is to investigate the use of diffraction patterns as an indirect method of determining the arrangement of atoms in materials. Determining the Structure of Metals and Ionic Solids Using Diffraction – Materials Science This activity relates diffraction patterns to real arrays of atoms, ions, and molecules. Photolithography - Biotechnology Students will use the concepts of photolithography to transfer a pattern from an acetate transparency to sun paper. Source: Cornell University Nanobiotechnology Center The Elementary Charge of an Electron – Physics The purpose of this activity is to determine the mass of a single marble by measuring the mass of samples containing unknown numbers of identical marbles. Source: Thomas Byrne, 2002 How does the displacement, velocity and acceleration of a moving object change over time? - Physics In this activity, students will graph the accelerated motion of an object. Source: Thomas Byrne, 2003 Atomic Structure - Historical Background – Chemistry Students will use the internet to research the development of the discovery of the atom, and create a PowerPoint presentation on the subject. Source: Florence Dodier, 2002 Other helpful links to nanotechnology lesson plans: The Periodic Table , Florence Dodier, 2003 Nano-Day in New York Lesson Plans The NanoTechnology Group Inc. – Lesson plans provided if logged in as a teacher. |