Nano-Link Interactions

Community Outreach

Wisconsin

Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC)

  • High school exploratory class

North Dakota

North Dakota State College of Science
K-12 Outreach - http://www.ndscsnano.com/teachers.htm
Outreach resources for nanoscience, and related alternate energy, biotech and microelectronics areas include:

  • Have an expert visit your class – talk about Nanoscience, Alternative energy, Microelectronics, or Biotechnology. Every visit includes a hands-on experiment!
  • Lending Library of Kits- Borrow a kit to enhance your current curriculum. The kits are free of charge and instruction is provided if needed. For more information click here.
  • Day at the Lab- Bring your class to a fun-filled day at the lab. Students will enjoy doing hands-on activities in any of the four areas, or a combination of them. The day is tailored to the needs of the teacher/class.
  • Summer academies for students and teachers.
  • Remote access to lab equipment.
  • GUESS academy for girls in 8th and 9th grade.

Dual Credit program – email address margaret.wall@ndscs.edu

Minnesota

Dakota County Technical College (DCTC)

  • Partnerships with Upward Bound, Project Lead the Way, Native American Organizations

Michigan

Lansing Community College (LCC)

  • Science Cafe
  • Nanotechnology activities are incorporated into the week-long Science and Mathematics Challenges program offered every summer to middle school students.
  • Middle school science teachers at the school invited LCC to come into the classrooms to involve the students in activities focused on nanotechnology.
  • A summer program has been developed for high school students with a STEM focus particularly in nanotechnology and robotics. It is expected to be offered this summer.
  • A nanotechnology unit on magnetism is currently being field tested in the physics department of a local high school
  • LCC presented classroom- ready, ands-on activities in nanotechnology for teachers at the Michigan Science Teachers Annual Conference (MSTA) for several years.

Illinois

Harper Community College and College of Lake County
http://dept.harpercollege.edu/nanoscience-tech/index.html http://www.clcillinois.edu/programs/nan/

  • Lab tours (or remote access to nanoscience instruments)
  • Hosting summer K-12 teacher training