Basic Definitions
The following websites can provide you with definitions to most of the new words that are needed to better understand this new world. The E refers to Elementary and the S to Secondary.
A good place to begin learning the top ten things you should know about nano. There are also interviews with scientists and radio shows that read along with the text. E
This interactive timeline traces the history of nanotechnology from medieval glass workers to the present. E
The Big Picture is an online magazine on Nanotechnology written for beginners with colorful graphics and easy to understand explanations. Single hard copies can be ordered for free and class sets can be purchased. E
This website has a more in depth definition of nanotechnology and its history. It offers an Australian point of view and resources for teachers. S
A brief article on how nanotechnology will work.S
Website contains several pages of information on nanotechnology’s history, scale, medicine, news and links.S
Opening page gives basic definition and link to a very good poster of the scale of things natural and man-made. S
U of C Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Higher level descriptions of nanoscience terms. S
