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Ask-A-Scientist

Do you have questions about Nanotechnology? Nanotechnology experts at the University of South Florida are collaborating with Nano4Newbies to answer your questions.

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Here's a cool Nano-zine for kids!

The Big Picture is an online magazine on Nanotechnology written for beginners with colorful graphics and easy to understand explanations. The following are a list of websites that can provide you with places to play and learn about Nanotechnology.

Getting Started

Need help getting started? Well, Nano4Newbies has a lot of information to help you understand how Nanotechnology will affect your daily life.

Try some of the Basic Definitions links to find out what some the terms mean.

Ask-A-Scientist will give you an opportunity to find out what some young scientists are working on.

There are many videos and games for students to check out on Just4Kids.

Need a lesson plan? Just4Teachers contains these and other ideas to help presenting this information to students.

Please let us know what you think and come back to see what’s new.