The Big Ideas of Nanoscale Science & Engineering: A Guidebook for Secondary Teachers - Couverture souple

Stevens, Shawn Y.; Sutherland, LeeAnn M.; Krajcik, Joseph S.

 
9781935155072: The Big Ideas of Nanoscale Science & Engineering: A Guidebook for Secondary Teachers
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1935155075 ISBN 13 : 9781935155072
Editeur : National Science Teachers Association, 2009

Synopsis

Given the ability of nanoscience and nanotechnology to exploit the unique properties that matter exhibits at the nanoscale, the research resulting from these emerging fields is poised to dramatically affect everyday life. In fact, many widely used electronic, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and textile products already employ nanotechnology.With the support of the National Science Foundation, scientists, educators, researchers, and curriculum developers have achieved a rough consensus on what the key concepts--or "big ideas"--of nanoscience might be for middle and high school science students: - Size and Scale - Structure of Matter - Forces and Interactions - Quantum Effects - Size-Dependent Properties - Self-Assembly - Tools and Instrumentation - Models and Simulations - Science, Technology, and Society This volume provides in-depth discussions of each big idea. Nine additional chapters examine learning goals and how to reach them, students' likely misconceptions, and ideas for integrating nanoscale science and engineering with traditional science content. An appreciation of nanoscience will help students understand fundamental science concepts across disciplines. Also, learning the enormous implications of the extremely tiny nanoscale phenomena will pique students' interest in the study of 21st-century science and at the same time motivate them to learn traditional science.

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À propos de l?auteur

Raised on a family farm in Canada, Prof Sutherland is a interdisciplinary social scientist with a background European agrarian development, human-environment relations, and farm-level decision-making. She is perhaps best known for her work in developing the 'Triggering Change' model of farmer decision-making.

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Éditeur
National Science Teachers Association
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1935155075
ISBN 13 
9781935155072
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
295
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