Join us for this free, online web seminar from the NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar Series for the 2009-2010 school year!

Title: Knowing Nano: New Video, Web, and Print

Date: Nov 11, 2009

Time: 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m. Eastern Time

Presenter: Lisa Regalla, DragonflyTV

Registration is free!

Spark your students’ curiosity and hone their inquiry skills with free DragonflyTV Nano educational resources. Six half-hour episodes dedicated entirely to nanoscale science and technology feature captivating scientist profiles, nanoscale zooms into common objects, and real kids doing inquiry-based investigations at science centers and universities nationwide. A companion Educator’s Guide outlines standards-based, hands-on activities that build on the concepts in the video. Extend lessons with the exciting NanoBlast boardgame, challenging players’ “nano expertise” and inviting critical thinking about ethical issues in nanoscience and technology. Register today!

Join Dr. Lisa Regalla, Science Editor for DragonflyTV, as she highlights ways you can incorporate nanoscale science and technology into your biology, chemistry, mathematics and technology classes. No prior knowledge of “nano” required! DragonflyTV’s classroom-ready, interactive materials can be used by any educator to introduce students to the fascinating world of nanoscale science and technology. This presentation is geared for middle school science teachers but is applicable to the high school level as well.