This Website from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst lists a number of helpful web-based resources on nanotechnology, listed in connection with their 2010 teachers’ Nanotechnology Summer Institute, held at the university June 28 – July 2.

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Be sure to check Nanosphere, part of the DragonflyTV website, with programs designed for students in grades 3-6. As is true for other sections of the site, Nanosphere includes videos and programs, profiles of sciences, quizzes and puzzles, and discussion of nano topics.

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The Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net), which creates activities and materials for its NanoDays programs, has a web page devoted to providing K-12 teachers with valuable tools for teaching nanoscience in the classroom. The web page features links to introductory materials, activity packages from NISE Net, tools for professional development of teachers, college-level lectures and curriculum, and publications about teaching nanotech.

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The TryNano.org website for students, parents, teachers, and school counselors, aims to help young people understand basic issues of the discipline and to offer insight into the nanotechnology industry and nanotechnology careers. Users can learn about nanomaterials and applications of nanotechnology; find profiles of companies and universities that apply nanotechnology to products and processes; explore links to university nanotechnology programs, and find lesson plans for the classroom.

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Check out the beautiful nanotechnology images from Viz Lab Image Collection of the NISE (Nanoscale Informal Science Education) Network.

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What do bicycles, footballs, and space shuttles have in common? Can you really learn while you are asleep? Why do some birds hop and others walk? And why do guys tend to enjoy video games more than women? These are just a few of the questions explored in the 2-minute audio and video podcasts of the science program A Moment of Science, produced at Indiana University, Bloomington, in cooperation with IU’s scientific community, and other scientists.

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The NanoLeap project represents an approach for teachers to introduce the exciting world of nanoscale science and technology to their classes by integrating interdisciplinary research with traditional science concepts. Investigating Static Forces in Nature: The Mystery of the Gecko is a three-week module that replaces and supplements part of a unit that is normally taught at the beginning of a physical science course.

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The 36th Annual Convention of the National Society of Black Engineers will be held at Toronto, Canada, March 31-April 4 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center.

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Starting to ponder the upcoming science fair and projects? Be sure to consult Science Buddies, a Website that boasts 900+ free project ideas, organized by grade level, difficulty, and topic. The Science Buddies site is packed with supporting materials for teachers and parents, and offers “free science fair ideas, answers, and tools for serious students.”

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