• 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: How Small are Nanotubes?

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Audience: Middle school class
Time Needed: 20 minutes (45 minutes if using modified version)

Objectives:

• To develop an appreciation for the scale of the nanometer, specifically as it relates to carbon nanotubes

Activity Materials:

• Rope of ~12.5 m (41 feet)
• Metric rulers
• Various tubular items with a range of diameters (i.e. paper towel tube, dowel rod, pencil, birthday candle, toothpick, pencil lead)
• An overhead projector

Supplemental Materials:

• Transparencies (pdf)
• Handout: Student Reference (pdf)
• Worksheet (pdf)

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