Idea Bank: Students as Nano-Detectives

by: Rebecca Cook

Nanotechnology is quickly beginning to revolutionize medicine, building materials, electronics, and even the clothes we wear. The internet offers a plethora of information, images, and interactive simulations dealing with the world at a nanoscale level. Teachers can easily incorporate these web resources into units on the nature of matter. Some of the available resources and corresponding activities are presented in this article.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/2006Stock # tst06_073_09_62Volume 073Issue 09

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