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    <name>Aaron Fischer</name>
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    <title>Lessons from Binder we were Given</title>
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      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Just in case you're like me an the binders
all end up jumbled in the closet, here are the lesson titles (links included if available
online).<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.thetech.org/education/teachers/curriculum.php">Introductory Design
Challenge: Jumping Marbles (The Tech Museum - see file titled <b>Physics of Roller
Coasters</b> which includes this activity)</a></li><li>
Black Bag</li><li>
Exploring Magnetic Fields with a Scanning Probe Model</li><li>
Exploring Forces with Magnets</li><ul><li>
Discoveing the Properties of Magnets</li><li>
Magnetic Force Microscope</li></ul><li>
Atomic Force Microscopy</li><li>
bb Model of Grain Boundaries and Defects (Exploratorium - no longer offered online)</li><li>
Particle Accelerator (a basic 'Gauss Gun')</li><li>
Experiments with Nano-Tex the Nano Fabric (Exploratorium - no longer offered online)</li></ul><p></p><img width="0" height="0" src="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/aggbug.ashx?id=8a362715-d75d-421a-8f0a-71b0680a0ec6" /></div>
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    <title>Favorite Lessons &amp; Activities that we Demonstrated  </title>
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    <published>2008-06-22T20:18:17.53-07:00</published>
    <updated>2008-06-20T20:20:19.4350114-07:00</updated>
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      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Please leave links, and details on the favorite
lessons and activities you demonstrated at the Stanford Nano Technology Institute
as comments.  Thank you!<p></p><img width="0" height="0" src="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/aggbug.ashx?id=9b20660e-d5d4-43c2-93fd-0f6df11052fc" /></div>
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    <title>Blowing Things Up! (enlarging scale activity) by Sandy</title>
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    <published>2008-06-21T07:35:56.084-07:00</published>
    <updated>2008-06-23T07:35:56.0844362-07:00</updated>
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      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">aligned to 7th grade science standards<br /><br />
uses the cards from the workshop<br /><br />
students blow the scale up of items to allow students to conceptualize the nano-scale
relative to humans size and the size of the United States.<br /><br />
includes a nice scale chart with mall items listed on it<br /><p></p><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/SIMSTsandy.doc">SIMSTsandy.doc
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    <title>Nano Product Advertisement by Katherine and Jill</title>
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    <published>2008-06-20T20:12:49.706-07:00</published>
    <updated>2008-06-23T07:37:37.5675122-07:00</updated>
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      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Research link:  <a href="http://www.nanotechproject.org/inventories/consumer/">http://www.nanotechproject.org/inventories/consumer/</a><br /><br />
Suggested software: <a href="http://plasq.com/comiclife?gclid=CIXL-PLHhJQCFSQbagodxH5LWg">Comic
Life</a>  available for about $30. 
<br /><br />
Lesson plan: 
<p></p><ul><li><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/Lesson-JillKT.ppt">Lesson-JillKT.ppt
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Grading Rubric:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/NanoTechRubric.xls">NanoTechRubric.xls
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or as a .pdf  
</li><li><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/NanoTechRubric.pdf">NanoTechRubric.pdf
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Sample advertisement:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/NanoTechPosterSample.pdf">NanoTechPosterSample.pdf
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    <title>Inquiry to Probing by Dawn and Melissa</title>
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    <published>2008-06-20T20:04:16.712-07:00</published>
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magnetic mystery boxes &amp; random things that would or would not stick</li>
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create a graph for amount of repulsion</li>
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iron filings on top of magnets to see magnetic field strength</li>
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Lesson Plan:<br /><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/InquiryNanoScaleDM.doc">InquiryNanoScaleDM.doc
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    <title>Manufacturing Models and Self Assembly by Debra and Peggy</title>
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    <published>2008-06-20T19:52:29.081-07:00</published>
    <updated>2008-06-20T19:53:01.5497266-07:00</updated>
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      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Lesson using legos suspended in liquids;
they listed the <a href="http://www.science.org.au/nova/089/089act.htm">Australian
Academy of Science</a> as a resource in planning.  
<br /><p></p><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/ManuModelsSelfAssembly.doc">ManuModelsSelfAssembly.doc
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Bonus activity discussed by Peggy &amp; Debra about using smores to model photolithography..... <a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/nanosmores.pdf">nanosmores.pdf
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.pdf file came from <a href="http://www.nbtc.cornell.edu/education/">http://www.nbtc.cornell.edu/education/</a><br />
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    <title>Particle Acceleration by John and Dr. Kyle</title>
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    <published>2008-06-20T19:39:14.122-07:00</published>
    <updated>2008-06-20T19:40:01.4034626-07:00</updated>
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      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">How to use the Particle Accelerator consisting
of ruler, magnets and ball bearings.<br /><p></p><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/Particle%20Acceleration.pdf">Particle
Acceleration.pdf (43.1 KB)</a><br />
editiable version:<br /><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/Particle%20Acceleration.ppt">Particle
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    <title>The Scale of Atoms by Justin</title>
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    <published>2008-06-20T19:33:20.377-07:00</published>
    <updated>2008-06-20T20:22:29.308349-07:00</updated>
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      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Aimed at high school students; practice
measuring, scale card sort, videos &amp; discussions of atom arrangement.<br /><br />
Video Links: (don't know links, please post URL as a comment)<br />
Blue diamond cutting video<br />
Cells Alive, How Big, 
<br /><a href="http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/structure.html">Strange Matter Exhibit
Zoom In</a><br /><p></p><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/Scale%20of%20Atoms.pdf">Scale
of Atoms.pdf (56.69 KB)</a><br />
editable version:<br /><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/Scale%20of%20Atoms.ppt">Scale
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    <title>Intro to Nano Scale by Michael &amp; Christina</title>
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    <published>2008-06-20T19:17:38.701-07:00</published>
    <updated>2008-06-20T19:19:56.1688898-07:00</updated>
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      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Michael and Christina's lesson involves
understanding the scale of nano.  Lesson Links:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/structure.html">Zoom Simulation</a></li><li><a href="http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm">Cell's Alive "How Big?" Simulation</a></li><li><a href="http://watchthesimpsonsonline.com">Simpsons Powers of Ten: Season 15 episode
14 "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner"</a></li><li><a href="http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/LWS_GEMS/2/espec.htm">Electromagnetic Spectrum
Poster</a></li></ul><br />
Lesson Download:  (2 pages long, each file is one of the pages)<br /><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/IntrotoNanoScale.doc">IntrotoNanoScale.doc
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    <title>Mapping Unknown Surfaces by Alfonso</title>
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    <published>2008-06-20T19:07:10.319-07:00</published>
    <updated>2008-06-20T19:07:34.3971346-07:00</updated>
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      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Alfonso's activity involving magnets, &amp;
iron filings for students to map unknown surfaces.<br /><p></p><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/Alfonso.doc">Alfonso.doc
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    <title>Dr. Kyle's Workshop Link</title>
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    <published>2008-06-20T17:54:31.062-07:00</published>
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put video URL into field</li>
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need to downlad free</li>
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FLV viewer software</li>
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    <title>Click here if you'd like some time management ideas.</title>
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    <title>Useful Graphic Organizers &amp; Posters</title>
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        <a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/VocabWordLinkChart.doc">VocabWordLinkChart.doc
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    This will help you to teach vocabulary to students.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/VennDiagram.doc">VennDiagram.doc
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    Use this to compare and contrast concepts.  (It is an easy
way to use the Bloom's Taxonomy; SWBAT: Compare ____ with _____.)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/CornellNotes.doc">CornellNotes.doc
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    Use for taking notes; this is what is used by the upper grades
in social studies, language arts and some science classes.  <a href="http://coe.jmu.edu/learningtoolbox/cornellnotes.html">Click
here</a> for more details on this style of note taking.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/AVID%20Closures.doc">AVID
Closures.doc (40 KB)</a><br />
     Print this AVID closure poster 200% normal size (o.k. maybe
only 150%- do a print preview first) and you'll have a poster for your wall with a
quick write prompt you can use to close any lesson.  (For more ideas, do a gogle
search for "lesson closure ideas")<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/content/binary/AVID%20Closures.doc"></a><img width="0" height="0" src="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/aggbug.ashx?id=d4134ae9-2411-4796-876b-78ef5cccefa4" /></div>
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    <title>"Who are you?" Narrative Questions</title>
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        <font color="#800080">If you're ever looking
for a set of questions for helping people get to know each other or to write a personal
narrative.....</font>
        <b>
          <br />
          <br />
Your first <u>homework assignment is to post an introduction about yourself</u> (which
is to include answers to the following questions), your narrative is due _______. 
At that point, you will be able to read about each other.</b>
        <br />
        <br />
        <b>Questions to answer:</b>
        <br />
1. Background information (i.e., name/what your students will be calling you, # of
sibling?, pets?, hobbies?, etc.)<br />
2. Favorite foods &amp; the main foods you avoid<br />
3. What influence have your teacher(s) had upon your current situation in life? 
(Alternative to this:  What is the most important lesson you have learned?)<br />
4. If you could go anywhere in the world, where and why?<br />
5. What made you decide to apply to this program?<br />
6. What grade level will you be teaching?<br />
7. What are you most looking forward to this summer?<br />
8. What are you most nervous about this summer?<br />
9. What unique skills and/or knowledge do you intend to share with your fellow teachers
and/or students?<br />
10. Where do you see yourself in 10 years from now?  (sorry- answers like "sitting
on a beach in Hawaii or some other sunny spot" does not cut it; we're talking your
future and where you see yourself)<br /><br /><b>For the Advanced Learners:</b><i>What would you like to know about the other people? 
Might as well begin getting to know each other since you will be spending MANY hours
together.<br /><br /></i><p></p><img width="0" height="0" src="http://breakthrough.microfisch.com/aggbug.ashx?id=11318903-bb87-4869-a2c6-2d7f95c7dc99" /></div>
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