Resources in Nanoscience/Nanotechnology
- National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering Based in Northwestern University, NCLT is the first national center for learning and teaching of nanoscale science and engineering education in the US.
- Nanoscale informal science education network The NISE Network goal is to get science museums and research organizations working together to raise public awareness and understanding of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology.
- Nano's Big Future by the National Geographic
- Powers of ten by Charles and Ray Eames
- Powers of ten Soar through space starting at 10 million light years away from the Milky Way down through to a single proton in Florida in decreasing orders of magnitude.
- When Things Get Small This TV program teaches viewers about nanoscience-technology through an entertaining mix of science and humor. Produced for University of California Television (UCTV) by Not Too Serious Labs.
- The Molecularium This project by the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at Rensselaer blends art and science to create unique vehicles to excite, entertain, and educate children of all ages about science in the world around them.
- Nanokids an educational outreach program at Rice University.
- Modules at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Materials Science and Nanotechnology Modules for Teaching K-12 Science, list of educator resources.
- Purdue NanoHub It contains many web-based modeling and simulation tools to study nanosystems. This is a cyberinfrastructure initiative by the NSF-funded Network for Computational Nanotechnology.
- Nanosense The NanoSense project is trying to address the question of how to teach nanoscale science at the high school level.
- Visual Quantum Mechanics Explorations of the Quantum World for Non-Science Students
- Interactive Nano-Visualization in Science and Engineering Education [IN-VSEE] A central theme that ties the modules together is that the structure, properties, processing, and performance parameters of a material are intimately linked at all levels of scale.
- Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorials for the advanced undergraduate courses in Quantum Mechanics.
- Music of the Quantum Listen to a three part quintet "Music of The Quantum" while you watch short videos where condensed matter physicist discuss their understanding of quantum phenomena. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter, with support from the National Science Foundation and the Richard Lounsbery Foundation.
- The Richard Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Rice University is a university-funded organization devoted to nurture science and technology at the nanometer scale. Richard Smalley discovered buckyballs in 1985.
- Virtual Microscopy website
- The Nanotube Site at Michigan State is a comprehensive site with tons of information.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology Site for kids A lot of interesting and fun activities for children including a What's your Nano IQ? test.
- The National Nanotechnology Initiative is a multi-agency framework to ensure U.S. leadership in nanotechnology that will be essential to improved human health, economic well being and national security. The NNI invests in fundamental research to further understanding of nanoscale phenomena.
- NSF National Nanotechnology Initiative
- NSF Nanoscience Information about nanoscience projects funded by NSF including cool screensavers based on current research. It is interlinked with the National Nanotechnology Initiative webpages.
- Extensive list of educational initiatives in NSF nano-centers:
- National Science Resources Center
- Network for Computational Nanotechnology
- Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies This project is dedicated to helping ensure that as nanotechnologies advance, possible risks are minimized and public and consumer engagement remains strong. It includes reports on he effects of nanotechnology: "Getting Nanotech Right: A new Report on Government Oversight of Nanotechnology" and "Informed Public Perceptions of Nanotechnology and Trust in Government". It also includes an inventory of more than 1000 nanotechnology consumer goods.
- Buckyball and medicine
- Photos
Resources in materials science
- Cornell Center for Materials Research provides support to pre-K-16 teachers, students and community groups. More than 50 hands-on modules in chemistry, earth science, engineering, materials science, math and physics.
- Center for the Science & Engineering of Materials at Caltech Media articles and and list of education web resources about plastics and polymers. Check the current development of hands-on science modules for middle schools.
- Materials World Modules is an NSF-funded inquiry-based science and technology educational program based at Northwestern University. Includes modules on biodegradable materials, biosensors, ceramics, composites, concrete, food packaging, polymers, smart sensors and sports materials.
- Strange Matter
- Molecular Expressions
- Materials Science and the Visual Arts
- Materials Research Society
Advice on science career
Digital Resources
Physics Associations
[you can find most of the resources listed through these two websites]
General teaching resources
- COMPADRE COMPADRE (Communities for Physics and Astronomy Digital Resources in Education) combines a network of well-organized, digital collections of high-quality educational materials in physics and astronomy.
- Physical Sciences Resource Center (PSRC) PSRC is a collection of information and resources for physical sciences education.
- Physics Instructional Resource Association Physics Instructional Resource Association aids Physics Teachers with demonstration and laboratory information.
- 'How things work' Great text book!!
- HyperPhysics HyperPhysics is an exploration environment for concepts in physics which employs concept maps and other linking strategies to facilitate smooth navigation. A great site with lots of information!
- Physics 2000 Physics 2000 relies heavily on the use of interactive "applets".
- List of resources at Ohio State
- Java Applets on Physics by Walter Fendt
- Rubistar. A free tool to help teachers create quality rubrics.
- Teach-nology Provide free and easy to use resources for teachers dedicated to improving the education of today's generation of students.
Resources for K-12 teachers
- Science NetLinks Provide a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators, including lesson plans and reviewed Internet resources. Science NetLinks is part of the MarcoPolo Education Foundation.
- PhysTEC The Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) is a program, funded by NSF and FIPSE, to improve the science preparation of future K-12 teachers.
- APS listing A comprehensive list of web resources for K-12 Science Education.
- Physics Teaching Resource Agents (PTRA) The AAPT/PTRA program seeks to provide sustained professional development to teachers of physics and physical science by maintaining a nationwide cadre of over 100 accomplished high school teacher-leaders trained and updated yearly to conduct extensive series of workshops in their local regions throughout the U.S.
- Online Physics for Teachers Hands-On Distance Learning Courses for Elementary and Middle School Teachers at the University of Kentucky.
Physics for the public
Local resources
Research in physics education
Case-study in science
