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Nano 101 in a Box: Bridging Formal and Informal Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education with Talking Nano, a 6-DVD Set
Carol Lynn Alpert, John Neely, Tim Miller, Don Eigler, Eric Mazur, David Rejeski, George Whitesides, Dan Foley, Joel Harris
Date: 2009-02-02 01:45 PM – 03:15 PM
Last modified: 2009-01-07
Abstract
This professionally-produced 6-DVD video set features leading researchers with a knack for communicating cutting-edge concepts with clarity and style. The talks illuminate basic concepts of nanotechnology, potential applications and future impacts.
Target Audiences:
o Classroom enrichment: middle school, high school and college.
o Informal science education, including science museums, after-school clubs, science camps, meetings and forums.
o Professional development and continuing education for educators working in formal and informal settings and for university research center education outreach staff.
o Science museum, K-12, university, and public lending libraries.
o Providing models of excellence in science communication skills for early career researchers interested in education and outreach.
Each DVD is chaptered with a easily navigable menu outlining all the major themes covered in each program.
Content:
1. A Brief Intro to Nano
Museum educator Tim Miller presents physicist Richard Feynman’s prescient 1959 vision framing four key areas of impact for future nanotechnologies: information, imaging, materials, and machines. 20 min. Targeted for audiences age 11 (middle school) and up.
2. Don Eigler and his Dog Argon: Moving Atoms
Don Eigler, IBM Fellow and “the first man to move an atom,” introduces the world of atoms and nanoscale imaging, and demonstrates his technique of building tiny structures atom-by-atom. 24 min. Targeted for audiences age 11 (middle school) and up.
3. Guiding Light with Nanowires
Harvard physicist Eric Mazur explores reflection, refraction, fiber optics and the potential uses of nanowires to guide light for future computing and information technologies. 22 min. Targeted for audiences age 11 (middle school) and up.
4. Nanotechnology and the Consumer
Wilson Center Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies director David Rejeski reviews nano consumer products, health and safety oversight mechanisms, and public opinion research. 30 min. Targeted for audiences age 15 (high school) and up.
5. George Whitesides: Perspectives on Nanotechnology
Harvard chemist George Whitesides defines nanotechnology and shares personal, historical, scientific, and societal perspectives on future nanotech applications and their potential impacts. 55 min. Targeted for audiences age 15 (high school) and up.
6. The Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show
Join Dan and Joel as they juggle their way through the nanoscale world, exploring atoms, molecules, nanoscale forces, and scanning probe microscopy, sometimes from atop 7-foot unicyles! A dramatic and humorous treatment of nano and materials science basics. 40 min. Targeted for middle school and family audiences.
Production:
The videos were filmed and produced at the Museum of Science, Boston, in association with the NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, the NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at Harvard, the Wilson Center Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, and the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network.
Further information and copies available at cost from www.talkingnano.net.
NOTE: This poster will include a laptop playing samples of the videos.
Target Audiences:
o Classroom enrichment: middle school, high school and college.
o Informal science education, including science museums, after-school clubs, science camps, meetings and forums.
o Professional development and continuing education for educators working in formal and informal settings and for university research center education outreach staff.
o Science museum, K-12, university, and public lending libraries.
o Providing models of excellence in science communication skills for early career researchers interested in education and outreach.
Each DVD is chaptered with a easily navigable menu outlining all the major themes covered in each program.
Content:
1. A Brief Intro to Nano
Museum educator Tim Miller presents physicist Richard Feynman’s prescient 1959 vision framing four key areas of impact for future nanotechnologies: information, imaging, materials, and machines. 20 min. Targeted for audiences age 11 (middle school) and up.
2. Don Eigler and his Dog Argon: Moving Atoms
Don Eigler, IBM Fellow and “the first man to move an atom,” introduces the world of atoms and nanoscale imaging, and demonstrates his technique of building tiny structures atom-by-atom. 24 min. Targeted for audiences age 11 (middle school) and up.
3. Guiding Light with Nanowires
Harvard physicist Eric Mazur explores reflection, refraction, fiber optics and the potential uses of nanowires to guide light for future computing and information technologies. 22 min. Targeted for audiences age 11 (middle school) and up.
4. Nanotechnology and the Consumer
Wilson Center Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies director David Rejeski reviews nano consumer products, health and safety oversight mechanisms, and public opinion research. 30 min. Targeted for audiences age 15 (high school) and up.
5. George Whitesides: Perspectives on Nanotechnology
Harvard chemist George Whitesides defines nanotechnology and shares personal, historical, scientific, and societal perspectives on future nanotech applications and their potential impacts. 55 min. Targeted for audiences age 15 (high school) and up.
6. The Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show
Join Dan and Joel as they juggle their way through the nanoscale world, exploring atoms, molecules, nanoscale forces, and scanning probe microscopy, sometimes from atop 7-foot unicyles! A dramatic and humorous treatment of nano and materials science basics. 40 min. Targeted for middle school and family audiences.
Production:
The videos were filmed and produced at the Museum of Science, Boston, in association with the NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, the NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at Harvard, the Wilson Center Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, and the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network.
Further information and copies available at cost from www.talkingnano.net.
NOTE: This poster will include a laptop playing samples of the videos.