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This lesson focuses on how nanotechnology has impacted our society and how engineers have learned to explore the world at the nanoscale.

In this activity on page 3 of the PDF, learners visualize the relative size and structural differences between microbes that have the potential to cause disease.

This is an activity (located on page 4 of the PDF under What's Nano? Activity) about size and scale.

In this two-part activity, learners explore the Earth and Sun's positions in relation to the constellations of the ecliptic with a small model.

In this activity on page 5 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners use chromatography to separate and identify pigments within various leaves.

Learners observe a model of a cell and its chromosomal DNA made from a plastic egg and dental floss. Use this model to illustrate how much DNA is held in one cell.

In this activity, learners explore how engineers have developed sorting systems which integrate into manufacturing and packaging processes. Learners explore how coins are made.

In this experiment related to plant biotechnology, learners discover how to prepare and load an electrophoresis gel.

This is an activity (located on page 4 of the PDF under Surface Area Activity) about surface area and reactivity.

In this activity, learners prepare four polymer elastomers and then compare their physical properties, such as texture, color, size, and bounce height.

In this activity (on pages 2-8), learners experience how scientists use classification in their study of animals.

In this activity, learners make scale models of the Sun and Earth out of paper mache.

This lesson focuses on how materials behave differently as their surface area increases.

In this activity, learners solidify their conceptualization of cells by building a model of a cell in a ziplock bag.

In this activity, learners investigate visual perception as well as plan and conduct their own experiments.

In this activity, learners investigate the touch sensory system and discover how to plan and carry out their own experiments.