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1. Catalytic Converters and Nanocatalysts

   12 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Cheryl Powers, NNCI Nano

   This two part lesson with an optional third lesson is designed to explore the reactions involved in catalytic converters and the importance of nanocatalysts in the reactions.  Student activities can be done as guided or independent inquiry

2. Nanotechnology in Electronics: An Introduction to the units on LEDs, Thermistors, and Transistors

   12 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Jacyln Murray, NNCI Nano

   The purpose of the following group of lab units is to illustrate properties associated with nanotechnology and the electronics industry through utilization of semiconductors.  By using macro-examples of actual nano-circuitry, students will understand what is happening on the...

3. Exploring Factors Effecting Deposition, Morphology, and Thickness of Thin Metallic Layer of Copper

   08 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Berkil Alexander, NNCI Nano

   Students will create thin layers of copper and nickel in an electrochemical reaction to understand how an electric current passed through an ionic solution will result in a chemical reaction which will separate materials.

4. Visualizing Diffusion in Real Time and on a Macroscle

   06 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Ryan Stuart, NNCI Nano

   This lesson has been designed to help students visualize how diffusion occurs by creating a macro version of a permeable membrane. The goal is to have students see how molecular size (atomic radii) impact diffusion at the nanoscale. In addition, they will observe diffusion rates of iodine with...

5. Modeling Sanning Probe Microscopes (SPM)

   06 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Woodward Maxwell, NNCI Nano

   The Modeling Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPM) lab is designed to show students the principles of how a Scanning Probe Microscope works and how mapping on a smaller scale provides a more detailed view of a surface. Students will use a conductivity apparatus to model the mapping behavior of an...

6. Polyaniline Synthesized Conducting Polymer for Applicable Uses as Nanomaterials

   06 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Dignan, NNCI Nano

   This lesson introduces students to polyaniline, a conducting polymer. It demonstrates how nanofibers significantly improve the processing of polyaniline and its performance as a conventional application involving polymer interactions with its environment (i.e. inorganic and organic uses). The...

7. Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots

   06 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: John Gomm, NNCI Nano

   Graphene, a sub-nanometer thick sheet made of carbon, was isolated just over a decade ago (2004), yet swiftly won the Nobel Prize for Geim and Novoselov in 2010 for its properties of high strength, conductivity, and transparency. Students will replicate the procedure used to isolate graphene...

8. Seeing Nano II: Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) to see Nano-size Objects

   06 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Samantha Andrews, NNCI Nano

   Students will explore the storage capacities of CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs using an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). The AFM allows us to image objects that are extremely small in size, often on the nanoscale (10-9m). Students will access an AFM via Remotely Accessible Instruments for...

9. Refraction of Light: Forensics Lab

   06 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Karen Porter-Davis, NNCI Nano

   This lesson uses forensic science investigations to help students understand the refraction of light. Using The Marching Band Analogy, the students firsts “experience” how wavelengths of light can slow and bend.

10. Light Extraction by Changing Composition of Material

    06 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Sidhu Rano, NNCI Nano

    This activity has been designed to have students explore light emitting diodes (LED) and the importance of index of refraction in improving LED efficiency. This activity investigates the tune-ability of a polymer’s index of refraction by using a macromodel LED.

11. Ice Cream Break with Nanoscience: Nucleations and Colloid Suspensions

    06 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Raeanne L. Napoleon, Marilyn Garza, NNCI Nano

    This lesson is designed to demonstrate how liquid nitrogen cools a mixture at such a rapid rate that it precipitates extremely fine ice crystals from a homogeneous mixture of cream and other ingredients. It is also designed to show how ice cream can be made smoother and creamier through...

12. Demonstrations for the Materials Science Classroom

    06 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Silas Brown, Jud Ready, NNCI Nano

    This is a compendium of demonstrations exploring the properties of materials. Material science is the study of the five classes of material: metals, ceramics/glasses, polymers, semiconductors, and composites, and their applicable properties.  It is an exceedingly important subject because...

13. Big vs. Little - Micro to Nano

    02 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Ellie Devine, Lisa Perazone, NNCI Nano

    This is a five part lesson dealing with size and scale. Elementary children will explore the concept of size by comparing and categorizing objects, then constructing various sized structures.  The lesson is designed to begin their understanding of big and small which will be important as...

14. Bigger the Better is not Always True: Exploring Size Effect on Chemical Reaction Times

    02 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Kay Sheets, NNCI Nano

    Many physical characteristics effect how matter reacts with other matter.  Size does matter.  This lesson will explore the reaction time of different size grains of salt when added to soda water. The objective is to determine if surface area affects reactivity time.

15. Nuclear Physics

    02 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Balakrishnan Mahalingam

    NUCLEAR STRUCTURE

16. Quantum Principles and Applications

    02 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Balakrishnan Mahalingam

    Basic principles of quantum mechanics is described. Schroedinger wave equation and solutions of simple problems like particle in a box is explained using power point presentation. Principle of Compton effect and its applications are given as a power point...

17. Simulating Precipitate Morphology using a Phase Field Model

    01 Dec 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Susan P Gentry, Stephen DeWitt, Mingwei Zhang

    For this activity, students investigate how precipitate morphology is affected by materials parameters such as anisotropic interfacial energy and misfit strain. They vary the materials parameters in a series of simulations utilizing the nanoHUB tool PRISMS-PF...

18. K-12 Educational Module on Sustainability: What's Inside a Hard Drive?

    20 Jun 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Congying Wang

    This lesson is originally designed as an outreach activity for high school students, and it can be easily transformed and integrated into current K-12 courses. In this educational module, students will learn the concepts of sustainability, electronics wastes (e-wastes), and life cycles via the...

19. Nanosilver and DBPs

    01 Feb 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Christina Crawford, Taylor Miller, NEWT Center

    Chlorine is a common chemical used to disinfect water. The addition of chlorine provides a benefit by killing pathogenic organisms, but it can be also harmful to humans by producing Disinfectant ByProducts (DBP). In this video, middle school and high school student will learn how...

20. Water From Urine

    30 Jan 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Christina Crawford, Krystal Dunn, NEWT Center

    The average person on Earth uses about 80 gallons of water per day, however, in space astronauts only use about 3 gallons of water per day.  Because water is a limited resource in space, NEWT scientists are working on a solution to recycle water from urine using nanotechnology. ...