• Cutting it Down to Nano.
• How Small are Nanotubes?.
• NanoSolutions.
• NanoSugar.
• NanoWeights.
• Nanotechnology Mitten Challenge.

• Ferrofluid: NanoMedicine.
• Giant Magnetoresistance.
• Liquid Crystal Sensors.
• Nanoarchitecture: Forms of Carbon.
• "Smart" Papers.
• Nano-Tex: Testing New Nano Fabrics.

• NanoCommunity.
• Rocks and Nanobots.
• Technology and Public Policy: Nanoville.

• Amorphous Metal.
• Ferrofluid.
• LEDs.
• Memory Metal.

• General Information.
• Advanced Materials.
• Applications of Nanotechnology.
• Nanotech in Industry.
• Nanotechnology Articles.
• Nanotechnology Journals.
• Seeing Atoms.
• University Nanotech Programs.

Nanoscale Activity: NanoWeights

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Audience: Middle and high school students
Time Needed: 30-45 minutes

Objectives:

• To help students achieve an understanding of the nanoscale and nanograms by weighing out small amounts of sand

Activity Materials:

• Sand
• Buckets
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Balance scale
• Weights
• Student worksheets

Supplemental Materials:

• Handout: Weighing Worksheet (doc)
• Handout: Avogadro's Number Worksheet (doc)

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