This first lesson will be interactive with a worksheet that students complete as they learn. They will be introduced to a ruler that compares centimeters, millimeters, nanometers, and inches. Using this ruler, the students will measure various items in their classroom and hear about the size of things they cannot see with their eyes. The lesson will end with a three minute video “Intro to Nanotechnology”. At the end of this lesson, students will understand that nanotechnology is the science and technology of small things. They will review the metric system and complete a worksheet.

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Jody Jackson and Trevor Thornton

National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network site at Arizona State University NSF ECCS 0365765 and National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure NSF ECCS 1626183

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Jody Jackson, Trevor Thornton, NNCI Nano (2020), "Understanding Nanotechnology Size and Scale," https://nanohub.org/resources/33398.

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1. elementary school
2. K-12
3. measurement
4. NNCI Educational Materials
5. size and scale