Nanotechnology STEM Proposal

Report

Mo BakrTri County RVTHS

Franklin, MAbakr@tri-county.tc

Oct. 20, 2010

Nanotechnology STEM Proposal Outline

 

The goal is to develop an introductory course on Nanotechnology.

This course will combine theoretical principles with hand on exploration.

The audience of this course are High School students studying Engineering or Science

The deliverables will be a set of 12 modules. Each module will deal with a specific Nanotechnology topic, and will combine the presentation of theory with hand-on exploration activities and projects.

The project will be developed in partnership with and with the guidance of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center (Natick Labs.) The contact at the lab is Donna Bulger .

 

Nanotechnology Modules

Overview of the principles of Nanotechnology Why size matters and the power of ten Nano Diffusion and Gelatin diffusion activity  Atomic Force Microscopes Nano filters for Clean Water Solar Energy Lithography and Electrodeposition Magnetic Data Storage Ferrofluid  Fabricating Nano-Sized Objects Ozone,UV & Nanoparticles – Sunscreen Activities Nanomedicine & Applications

Additional ActivitiesCollaboration w/ NSRDEC Nanotechnologist toward:

Examining careers opportunities in nanotechnology Visiting the Lab to meet Nanotechnologists Student designing their own research project to explore

Nanotechnology Capitalize on experience with NSRDEC’s High

Performance Fiber Facility Experience exploring 3-D modeling of nanofibers

Potential Partnership with other school in the areasUtilizing other web based resources such as:

U Mass Nanotechnology Center and on line materials NDEP’s LABTV Webisodes including 2 filmed @

NSRDEC’s NanoKits from Museum of Science – Minnesota Materials World Module – Nanotechnology Program

Where Do We Stand

Materials are completeCourse planned to be delivered in 2nd part of

this academic year (February - June 2011)Some of the modules will be delivered to the

Sophomores (Grade 10)in the Engineering program

Some of the modules will be offered to the Seniors (Grade 12) in the Engineering program