Nanotechnology Research ScientistsMichael Souza

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SummaryIn Nanotechnology Research Scientists, students will learn about a career in which people work

with substances that are thousands of times smaller than the tip of a pencil.

That is what future nanotechnologists will do every day.

Before Reading Think Ahead ........................................................... 2

Vocabulary .............................................................. 3

During Reading Comprehension ...................................................... 5

After Reading Job Analysis ............................................................ 8

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Think Ahead

1. What is shown on the board in this lab?

2. What is on the table behind the test tubes?

3. What is the blue liquid?

4. What does the white rod in the molecule models represent?

Look at the picture and answer the questions.

Before Reading

a microscope

part of a chemistry experimenthow two atoms are attached

different kinds of molecules

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Vocabulary

A Read and match.

1. a. pill

5. e. sunscreen

3. c. solid water

7. g. molecule

2. b. chemistry

6. f. atom

4. d. attach

8. h. microscope

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B Write the word for each definition.

1. existing as thoughts in the mind

2. a tiny particle whose size is measured in nanometers

3. the science of understanding matter, energy, motion, and forces

4. one part in a billion; 1/1,000,000,000

5. one of the groups of fibers in your body that carry messages to and from your brain

C Choose the word that means about the same as the underlined words.

1. My sister enjoyed the study of living things in high school, so she is studying that in university.

a. biology b. conferences c. nerves d. procedure

2. Companies are looking for new ways to make things by naturally helpful methods.

a. amazingly b. privately c. scientifically d. environmentally

3. The experiment showed based-on-facts results to support the researcher’s theory.

a. atomic b. concrete c. electronic d. medical

4. The making of nano-bots may soon be possible with new technology.

a. condition b. imagination c. production d. sensor

nerve nano- physics abstract nanoparticle

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Comprehension

a. Nanotechnology scientists work with things that are very, very small.

b. Research scientists are seeking knowledge to understand why things happen.

c. The speed of light in space is always 300 million meters per second.

A Match the pictures with the correct sentences.

1. What is something that a scientist can study?

a. Plants and animals b. Space

c. Ideas within mathematics d. All of the above

2. If you imagine a single cell is the size of the earth, then a nanoparticle is as big as . . .

a. a basketball. b. a person.

c. an atom. d. the moon.

3. Which of the following is true for objects that become very small (nano-sized)?

a. Things that are like air become solid. b. Things that move very fast stop moving.

c. Things with color may have no color. d. All of the above

B Choose the best answer.

1. 3.

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2.

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D Read each sentence. Write “T” if it is true or “F” if it is false.

1. It is not yet possible for scientists to make things with nanotechnology.

2. Doctors are able to attach tiny cameras to small pills that people can swallow.

3. Nanoparticles are able to grow new nerves in the same way that people do.

4. Nanotechnologists are trying to develop environmentally friendly fuels and engines.

5. Some nanotechnology scientists think that computer data can be stored on the nano level.

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C Choose the correct phrase for each picture. One (1) choice will not be used.

a. a product containing nanoparticles b. areas which can use nanotechnology

c. checking a roadway’s safety d. molecules as building blocks

e. the medical industry

1. 2. 3. 4.

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During Reading

E Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1. Nanotechnologists are working with food scientists to make safe for food.

2. Nanotechnologists are making “nano-printers” that can print small 3D .

3. Scientists want to use as nano-bots.

4. Success in this field also requires that a person be good at both concrete and thinking.

5. Nanotechnologists may need to travel for research and .

microscopes packaging

imaginations structures

molecules procedures

abstract electronic

bacteria conferences

F Number the events in order from 1=first to 5=last.

a. After four more years of study, Amy graduates with a Ph.D. in nanotechnology research.

b. Amy writes a report about her nano-bot experiments and shares it at an international conference.

c. For five years, Amy experiments in the lab with various molecules and their use as possible nano-bots.

d. Amy studies for her bachelor’s degree in physics at a famous university.

e. With her new Ph.D. degree in hand, Amy begins working in a medical research laboratory.

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Job Analysis

After Reading

Find the information from the book to complete the job card.

My Interest in this Job Not for me Maybe Perfect job for me

Reason:

Job Summary

Qualifications

Degree Not Necessary University Master’s Ph.D.

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Training

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