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Nanotechnology in Education
and Basic Research
Public Education & Curriculum
Graduate Research
Workforce Training
How does small science help produce big ideas?
From museums to
colleges, from
professors to
factory workers,
from researchers to
businessmen, from
kindergarteners to
PhDs.
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How Big Is Nano?
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This is one
nanometer!
http://www.nano.gov/html/facts/The_scale_of_things.html
The National Nanotechnology
Initiative has Four Goals
Goal 1. Maintain a world-class research and development program aimed at realizing the full potential of nanotechnology.
Goal 2. Facilitate transfer of new technologies into products for economic growth, jobs, and other public benefit.
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Goal 3. Develop educational resources, a
skilled workforce, and the supporting
infrastructure and tools to advance
nanotechnology.
Goal 4. Support responsible development of
nanotechnology.
Which Means…
The NNI goals can be summarized as
Education
Education
Education
And Education
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How Do We Know?
How did the scientists learn how to
design, conduct and make
appropriate conclusions about
nanoscience and nanotechnology?
On what knowledge do we evaluate
nanoscience and nanotechnology
developments?
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Who teaches the
nanotechnology
technicians what to
do and how to do it?
More Questions
How do we know that the information about nanotechnology is accurate?
Is this nanotechnology safe for the environment, for you? Who‟s conducting the tests to make these determinations? How reliable is their data?
Is it appropriate to use these
materials, socially, ethically?
It Takes Education!
Making appropriate decisions requires skill and a
strong educational foundation.
The directions and priorities of our education
systems will impact will determine the future
strength and prosperity of our country.
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Education should be our highest priority. From the previous questions you can see that the issues are complex. The effects of our decisions are far-reaching ecologically, socially and economically.
1. Public Education
& Curriculum
Since it is difficult to learn about things that
we can‟t see at the nanoscale, hands-on and
online resources help younger students
visual and become engaged in meaningful
nanoscience.
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http://www.mise.org/mise/index.jsp
Podcasts, cable TV news stories,
live presentation videos, labs and
museums can stimulate an interest
in science and nanotechnology.
Schools need funding to provide
these more stimulating forms of
curriculum.
And the Public
These museums, broadcasts and other public
educational opportunities will provide important
nanoscience knowledge to the general public.
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This will enable an
educated public to make
appropriate decisions
about using
nanotechnology.
Teenagers are Expensive!
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http://www.cviog.uga.edu/services/education/
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As students become teenagers they become sophisticated media consumers and the most expensive and „hard to reach‟.
At this age, 8 to 18, career options and an awareness of science and technology-oriented fields help students become aware of nanoscience careers. But let‟s face it. Kids at this age are less interested in school than other things.
Where‟s The Money For It?
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Engaging interactive learning, based on nano-sciences and nanotechnology, encourages comprehension and retention of new skills. That means more interactive online programs and more labs. It would be great to take field trips to science museums, too! Of course, all of this may be more entertaining than reading the textbook. But all of this requires plenty of money!
Besides…
As we develop any new technology we must address questions concerning these issues:
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•Intellectual
property
•Potential
and
preventable
risks
•Justice
and
fairness
•Respect for
individuals
•Safeguards
for workers
The Impact on Society
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1) We must incorporating ethics
research into nanoscience
research and development
2) Incorporate public feedback
into research and development
3) Educational efforts at every
level should address technical,
ethics, social and environmental
implications or innovations.
To address these impacts on
society:
Higher Education
Since nanotechnology is interdisciplinary, we need to develop curricula that breaks the barriers between the disciplines. Only in that way can we grow our future nanotechnologists.
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In the past, students often would major in biology or chemistry. But much of nanoscience is on the cusp between the sciences, say between biology andchemistry, or geology and physics, such as nanomaterials, nanophotonics, nanoelectronics and nanobiotechnology.
World
Leadership
If the United States hopes to become a world leader in nanoscience in a way that address the needs of the environment and our social values, we need funding to explore how ideas in nanoscience and nanotechnology can be incorporated into the classroom at all levels.
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2. Graduate
Research
Nanoscience research and development also requires sophisticated and expensive specialized facilities. Scientists need to share laboratories in universities, businesses and within government facilities to accomplish their research. Funding and trained is necessary to buy and operate this specialized equipment.
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Developments in nanotechnology require
input from different disciplines, a wide
range of facilities and techniques.
Workforce
Training
We need an educating nanotechnology workforce.
Highly specialized workers are in demand, and candidates with on-the-job experience are highly prized.
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Training people is a key for long-
term success.
This, too, requires a great deal of funding.
Nanoscience Education is a
National Goal
The 21st century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act states that the National Nanotechnology Program will include…
“effective education and training for researchers and professionals skilled in the interdisciplinary perspectives necessary for nanotechnology so that a true interdisciplinary research culture for nanoscale science, engineering, and technology can emerge.”
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But We Need Money!
Part of The NNI, National
Nanotechnology Initiative, focuses
on
Developing educational resources,
A skilled workforce,
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Developing he supporting
infrastructure,
Tools needed to advance
nanotechnology,
Presently a great deal of our funds
address developing nanotechnology
education at all levels.
What is
Nanotechnology?
What would life be like without cars or trucks? Cars revolutionized society, the economy and technology. And that was just one small part of the industrial revolution.
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We are now at a threshold of a
new revolution, a revolution in
the ways in which materials
and products are created.
New Devices
Nanotechnology is the
fabrication and use of devices
at the nanometer (a billionth
of a meter). At that scale we
are creating and using
materials and devices on a
molecular and atomic scale.
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Interdisciplinary
Training
Researchers and technologists are approaching nanotechnology from different directions and require interdisciplinary training:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/15jan_nano.htm
In biology, living systems can be
combined with non-living
nanostructured materials.
In chemistry, new catalyst, membrane sensor and
coatings create structures from the atomic and
molecular levels.
In physics, microelectronics are getting smaller.
To Be More Specific…
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http://soe.ku.edu/ct/programs/Science_Education.php
Choices
How we, as educated or
uneducated consumers, use
nanotechnology will determine
the impact of nanoscience on
the human population and the
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http://www.atlantykron.org/program.htm
Nanotechnology is so diverse that
its effects will result in social,
economic and environmental
changes as great as the invention
of the car.
http://www.atlantykron.org/program.htm
Nanoscience and nanotechnology are leading to a technological revolution.
All sectors of the economy and society will be profoundly influenced.
Governments around the world are investing large amounts in research.
There is a growing demand for scientists and engineers trained in an interdisciplinary approach to research and production in nanotechnology.
So when considering the importance of nanotechnology education of our citizens…
"The best time to plant a tree is
twenty years ago. The second best
time is now."
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Planning Your
Presentation
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To prepare for your
presentation, answer
these questions using
reference materials
which can include the
websites linked to this
webquest:
1. What can be done to
maximize the chances that
humans will benefit from,
rather than be harmed by
these new developments?
2. If we can develop these
technologies, should we?
Why?
Social, Environmental and
Ethical Concerns
1. Might these nanotechnology developments in
education infringe on human rights?
2. Could any of them decrease privacy of individuals?
3. Could the use of nanotechnology for education have
unwanted and negative environmental effects?
4. What economic impact could the use of
nanotechnology in education have on producers,
consumers, and other industries? Might they be
negative or positive?
What About Your Rights?
If so, are these developments
more important than
•Your privacy?
•Your rights as a citizen?
•Your rights as a human being?
Are the answers somewhere in between?
Education Websites
The general website page linked below is full of
nanotechnology sites related to multiple areas including
yours. After exhausting these resources you may also
wish to use your search engine and appropriate key words
and phrases to find more information.
General Nanoscience Weblinks
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