Nanoscience

Website:
Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science

Topics:
Nanoscience

Target Groups:
Local community, undergraduates, K-12 students and teachers.

Resources for Educators:
Nanotechnology Education Resources and Activiies for K-12 Teachers; locally, labs, workshops and other activities for high school teachers and students.

Summary:
There are five research centers affiliated with the Kavli Institute at Cornell (listed below), each associated with outreach programs aimed at students and teachers. Activities include professional development, lesson plans, workshops and internships.

Sample Activities:

Nanooze is a web-based science magazine which is supported by the Cornell Nanoscale Facility, as part of the National Nanofabrication Infrastructure Network. Above is a Nanooze educational game, Nanocure.

Center for Nanoscale Systems in Information Technology (CNS): CNS provides professional development workshops and courses for high school physics teachers, as well as a library of recommended laboratory experiments,course work and local resources that include the lending of lab equipment.

Cornell Center for Materials Research Educational Programs (CCMR): The CCMR Educational Programs Office provides instructional resources and classes for K-12 teachers, including Lending Library of Experiments -- an archive of student activity sheets available for download on a selection of science topics. Other resources for teachers include lesson plans, teacher programs; resources for students include Ask A Scientist.

Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility (CNF): The CNF provides tours of its facilities to middle school and high school students as well as creating workshops and events for students and teachers K-12 or above.

Education at the the Nanobiotechnology Center: "Education at NBTC" is a local program that serves the needs of the K-12 community while also advancing the science literacy of the general public through the development of hands-on science, technology, engineering and math activities.

National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN): The Cornell Nanocale Facility is a member of NNIN, whose goal includes the creation of a wide variety of educational outreach resources and programs. Aimed at K-12 teachers and students, NNIN activities include creating coursework and online instructional activities, science articles, an on-line student magazine (Nanooze), and a network of facilities providing local and national educational support.

Website:
Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft

Topics:
Nanoscience

Target Groups:
High school teachers and students

Resources for Educators:
Online forums for asking questions of Delft scientists; nanoscience student forum (Dutch only); virtual library.

Summary:
The Institute is affiliated with the University's Virtual Knowledge Center, which maintains on-line resources published in Dutch that are available to university and high school students.

Sample Activities:
Virtual Library: (English and Dutch) TU Delft provides a virtual library for gaining quick access to the university science collection and other relevant information resources in nanoscience.

TU Delft Schoiierenlab: (Dutch) Forum that allows students to discuss questions on a range of science topics.

Website:
Kavli Institute for Bionano Science and Technology

Topics:
Nanoscience

Target Groups:
General public, K-12 teachers and students, undergraduates.

Resources for Educators:
Locally, research centers with which institute is affiliated provide programs and services to K-12 teachers and students, as well as support museum programs.

Summary:
There are two research centers affiliated with the Kavli Institute at Harvard -- both with outreach programs. The centers provide public lectures, educational programs for public school teachers, summer internships for undergraduates, and video presentations.

Sample Activities:

George Whitesides, Co-Director of the Kavli Institute for Bionano Science and Technology at Harvard University, is interviewed in one of 14 educational video presentations prepared by The Kavli Foundation.

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC): MRSEC participates in a range of outreach activities aimed at engaging local K-12 teachers and students in its research and educational activities. It has also supported a local internship program for high school students, and works with teachers on educational and research projects through a program called RET: Research Experience for Teachers.

The Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC): NSEC participates in a range of outreach activities directed at K-12 teachers and students, as well as undergraduates. NSEC has also partnered with the Museum of Science in Boston in public education activities. (Note: the Museum of Science provides an online archive of podcasts and videocasts on nanoscience, which are available on their website.)