Exactly how small is a nanometer? Scholars investigate the scale of a nanometer by measuring classroom objects and converting these measurements to nanometers.

Concepts

nanometers, nanotechnology, units of measurement

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Additional Tags

converting metric scale to nanometers, measuring nanometers, math

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign the reference sheet as homework prior to the activity

Classroom Considerations

• Learners need to be able to efficiently multiply by powers of 10
• Activity requires rulers and objects to measure

Pros

• Includes reproducible student worksheets
• Pupils will appreciate hands-on nature of the activity

Cons

• Large amount of repetition from previous lesson (Exploring at the Nanoscale)