Unit Timeline
The unit timeline is a description of when activities will be covered and approximately how long they will take. This unit will be taught in the middle of the second nine weeks of school and take about three weeks. This unit would fall after sections over work and power and before sections talking about wave propagation and the electromagnetic spectrum. Students will have also had experience with energy concepts, specifically kinetic molecular theory and thermodynamics. Remember that if you use this material, the length of the unit may vary.
This unit was designed for students working in a classroom with one to one technology. This will allow students to make the most of learning and developing 21st Century Skills, especially information literacy. Students will learn how to evaluate websites for content accuracy using their tablet, computer, or smartphone in order to develop a well thought out explanation of how they can use nanotechnology to improve their community, nation, or world. They will collaborate with their group members to decide if a website is simply opinion, false information, or research based facts.