Nanoscience - Unit Summary
Total duration
16 lessons, 1 hour each
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Lesson 1 – Exploring Microscopes
Learning outcomes
In these lessons students will:
- Be introduced to the big ideas in the Nanoscience unit.
- Get to know the WebEx environment and communication tools.
- Become familiar with the assessment tasks and due dates for the unit.
Big ideas
- General welcome and introduction to the NVSES learning environment.
- Build a concept of the relative scale of a nanometre, nm.
- Explore the notion of the “Nano” and the differences between Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
- Key historical events in the development of Nanoscience.
Learning Sequence
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Welcome students and teachers introduce themselves and ensure that student cameras and microphones are operational. Encourage several students to introduce themselves to each other.
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Investigation – Students view key sections of this video Cary Huang – Htwins.net to grasp the scale of the Universe and the YouTube - Powers of Ten clip to compare the scale of the Nano world. Resources
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Investigation – PowerPoint 1.1 Understanding the Nano scale.pptx An introduction to Nano scale. Use green screen to imbed teacher in the animations. Resources
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Discussion – PowerPoint 1.2 Nanoscience vs Nanotechnology.pptx. An introduction to the difference between Nanoscience and Nanotechnology including Nano history. Resources
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Reflection – Students commence the work sheet 1.1 using the PowerPoint 1.2 and use the worksheet 1.2 to follow up and check the activities results Resources