A unit designed to teach metrics. It discusses what metrics are, and how and why the system came about. Arguments are presented for why it should be taught, and disadvantages are mentioned. Includes an outline of the...

This lab activity from the Biotechnology Alliance for Suncoast Biology Educators demonstrates how to do proper scientific measurements and the calculations associated with them. It also covers how to make a graph of...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the general concepts of size or SI prefixes. Students will study what equipment or tools a person would need to view objects of...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the metric system. Students will explore the use of the metric system in the activities, and also "read the How Stuff Works article...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, is designed to introduce middle and older elementary students to nanoscale objects by comparing them in size to the visible world. Students...