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'These NanoSense Student Materials have been designed to help high school students understand science concepts that account for nanoscale phenomena, and the principles, applications, and implications of nanoscale science.'
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1. Size Matters-Student Materials This unit of five lessons provides student materials for an introduction to nanoscience, focusing on concepts related to the size and scale, unusual properties of the nanoscale, tools of the nanosciences, and example applications.
2. Clear Sunscreen-Student Materials This unit of five lessons provides student materials for a comparison of traditional and nanosized sunscreens for effectiveness as full-sprectrum skin protection against long-wave ultraviolet light.
3. Fine Filters-Student Materials This unit of four lessons provides student materials for an investigation and comparison of water filtration technologies, including nanofiltration using a new generation of membranes.