The Barnard College Department of Chemistry has developed a series of lesson plans to accompany Nano-Day. The lessons were designed to introduce students to nanoscience and nanotechnology by investigating the disappearance of a famous scientist.

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Lesson 1: The Doctor's Disappearance

• Teacher Edition (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Student Edition (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Lesson 1: References

• The Structure of Crystals and Simple Inorganic Solids
  • http://www.kings.edu/~chemlab/vrml/
  • http://www.ncl.ox.ac.uk/icl/heyes/structure_of_solids/lecture1/lec1.html
  • http://cst-www.nrl.navy.mil/lattice/struk/hexdia.html
• Structure and Bonding of Diamond
  • http://epswww.unm.edu/facstaff/brearley/eps101/Lect6/6slide3.htm
  • http://www.sei.co.jp/RandD/itami/e-tool/toolmaterials.html#diamond
• Structure and Bonding of Diamond, Graphite, and Buckyballs
  • http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/diamond/diamond.htm
  • http://homepage.mac.com/whitby/Personal24.html
  • http://www.ill.fr/dif/3D-crystals/bonding.html
  • http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/pt/diamond/mattthesis/chapter1.htm
• Carbon Nanotubes
  • http://physicsweb.org/article/world/11/1/9#world-11-1-9-2
  • http://www.mb.tn.tudelft.nl/nanotubes.html

Lesson 2: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

• Teacher Edition (PDF, 512 K)
• Student Edition (PDF, 496 K)

Lesson 2: References

• Applications of Nanoscience in Physics - Sources for Moe Mentum
  • "Space Elevator Concept: Flight Projects Directorate." NASA. 9 May 2004.
  • David, Leonard. "The Space Elevator Comes Closer to Reality." 27 March 2002. Space.com. 9 March 2004.
  • Liftwatch.org. 9 January 2004.; Liftwatch.org. 8 March 2004.
  • Kettmann, Steve. "To the Moon in a Space Elevator?" 2 February 2003. Wired.com. 8 March 2004.
  • "Space Elevator Takes Off." 12 August 2002. BBC News. 9 March 2004.
  • "Audacious and Outrageous Space Elevators." 7 September 2000. NASA. 10 March 2004.
• Biological Application of Nanoscience - Sources for Mer Curie
  • http://www.ndif.org/Terms/fibroblasts.html
  • Pantarotto, Davide, Jean-Paul Briand, Maurizio Prato, and Alberto Bianco. "Translocation of bioactive peptides across cell membranes by carbon nanotubes." Chemical Communications 1 (2004): 16-17.
• Application of Nanoscience in Engineering - Sources for Poly Mer
  • Wei, Guobao and Peter X. Ma. "Structure and properties of nano-hydroxyapatite/polymer composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering," Biomaterials (Elsevier Ltd), (2003): 1-9.
• Chemical Application of Nanoscience- Sources for Al O'Trope
  • http://www-cms.llnl.gov/s-t/nanoscience.html

Lesson 3: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

• Teacher Edition (PDF, 160 K)
• Student Edition (PDF, 144 K)

Lesson 3: References

• Application of Nanotechnology in Identification - Sources for Quantum Dots
  • http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/11/021127071742.htm
  • http://optics.org/articles/news/10/1/15/1
  • http://physicsweb.org/box/world/16/3/3/pwpia1_03-03
• Application of Nanotechnology to Cosmetics - Sources for Nano-capsule Lotion
  • http://www.nano.org.uk/keytofuture.pdf
  • http://www.smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=5236
• Biomedical Application of Nanotechnology - Sources for Scaffold Gel
  • http://www.northwestern.edu/univrelations/media_relations/releases/2004_01/nanofibers.html
• Applications of Nanotechnology to Energy ­ Sources for Photovoltaic Cells
  • http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0401024.htm
  • http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-03/uoc--ubl032502.php

General Sources

• Scientific American Special Issue on Nanotechnology, September, 2001.
• United States Research: http://www.nano.gov/
• Canadian Research: http://www.nint.ca/
• Research in the United Kingdom: http://www.nano.org.uk
• Learning on-line at Stanford University: http://scpd.stanford.edu
• A site for enthusiasts: http://www.zyvex.com/nano
• Prof. Richard Feynman's Lecture: http://www.zyvex.com/nanotech/feynman.html
• More links about Feynman: http://www.zyvex.com/nanotech/feynmanWeb.html

If you have any questions or need more information about these lessons, please e-mail nanoday2004@yahoo.com.