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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816270703321

Titolo

Nanoscale science : activities for grades 6-12 / / M. Gail Jones ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Arlington, VA, : NSTA Press, c2007

ISBN

1-281-75820-5

9786611758202

1-933531-75-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (171 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JonesM. Gail <1955->

Disciplina

620/.5

Soggetti

Nanoscience

Nanostructures

Nanotechnology

Science - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Activity programs

Technology - Study and teaching (Higher) - Activity programs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Size and scale -- That's huge! -- One in a billion -- Nano shapes -- Biological nanomachines -- Tools and techniques -- What's in your bag? -- Nanomagnets -- Scanning probe microscopy -- Unique properties and behaviors -- It's a small world after all -- Biomimicry -- How nature builds itself -- Physics changes with scale -- Shrinking cups-- Limits to size -- Nanotechnology applications -- Nanomaterials -- Nanotech, Inc. -- Nanomedicine -- Building small -- Societal implications -- Too little privacy -- Promise or peril -- Appendix.

Sommario/riassunto

Futurists predict that nanotechnology will be the next major scientific revolution-one with an even greater impact than the Industrial Revolution. Nanoscale Science will help your middle and high school students understand the big implications of tiny technology. Using guided inquiry with open-ended exploration where possible, the book's 20 investigations teach students about the unique properties and behavior of materials at the nanoscale-one-billionth of the size of a meter.