[NMScience] New Nanoscience materials online

[Daniel, Maryjo, PED]

FYI!

 

-- MCREL AND PARTNERS UNVEIL "NANOLEAP INTO NEW SCIENCE" MODULE

 

Triangle Coalition member, Mid-continent Research for Education and
Learning (McREL), and the Stanford Nanofabrication Facility (SNF) have
released the first of two instructional modules from the "NanoLeap into
New Science" project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The new modules integrate real-world nanoscale science and engineering
research into high school chemistry and physical science courses. Each
standards-based module includes teacher guides, assessments, student
activities, and experiments. Using topics normally taught in high school
science, students engage in nanoscale science and technology concepts
within a real-world context. The first module released, "Investigating
Static Forces in Nature: The Mystery of the Gecko," is designed for
physical science classrooms and includes videos, animation, and
interactive technologies. 

 

Instructional materials for the module were developed by McREL in
collaboration with master science teachers and nanoscale science and
technology researchers. Throughout the four-year development project,
materials were vetted and evaluated thoroughly in high school
classrooms. The module is available online
<http://www.mcrel.org/nanoleap/ps> . McREL is a Denver-based, nationally
recognized, private, nonprofit organization that is dedicated to
improving education for all students through applied research, product
development, and service.

 

 

Mary Jo Daniel, Ph.D.

Interim Bureau Chief

Science Specialist

Math and Science Bureau

New Mexico Public Education Department

300 Don Gaspar

Santa Fe, NM  87501

Phone:  (505) 476-1882

Fax:  (505) 827-1784

 

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