Advances in Teaching Chemistry at the Nanoscale for K-12

Chicago, IL - Research conducted by the National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NCLT) and nanoscience education efforts from several tertiary institutions were showcased during a technical session at the American Chemical Society 233rd National Meeting and Exposition. The one-day session, entitled "Advances in Teaching Chemistry at the Nanoscale at the K-12 Level," provided faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and other participants of the session with the opportunity to share their expertise in nanoeducation on a wide range of topics on professional development for K-12 teachers, the development of instructional materials and curricula appropriate for middle-school and high-school chemistry classrooms, the development of outreach programs, and research on the teaching and learning of chemistry at the nanoscale. Abstracts for the talks are available at http://oasys.acs.org/acs/233nm/techprogram/. In addition, a presentation about the work of NCLT was given at the 3rd International Seminar on Teaching Nanoscience with Scanning Probe Microscopy, which took place at the same time and venue as the 233rd ACS National Meeting.

The NCLT is in its third year as a partnership between Purdue University, Northwestern University, University of Michigan, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Argonne National Laboratory, Alabama A&M University, Fisk University, Hampton University, Morehouse College, and the University of Texas at El Paso. The NCLT is funded by the National Science Foundation.

Report by:
William Fornes, Program Coordinator
Purdue University
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