Week 1

Plan of
Activities

Day 1
Pre Test (15-20
minutes)
Entry Event (10-15
minutes)
Description of Project
(5-10 minutes)
Students
Brainstorm/KWL(5-10
minutes)

Day 2
Debrief/Goals (5
minutes)
Power of Ten Video (9
minutes)

Day 3

Day 4

Debrief/Goals (5 minutes)

Debrief/Goals (5 minutes)

Debrief/Goals (5
minutes)

Testing Foods for Organic

Molecules Activity (45
minutes)

Research Time/Group
Work Time *Time for
groups to identify/contact
outside expert (25-30
minutes)

Surface Area to Volume

Effects Which Shape
can Dissolve the
Fastest? Activity (10-15
minutes)

Exit Ticket (5-10 minutes)

Group Share of Project

Ideas (10 minutes)

How Big Is It? (20

minutes)
Nanometer Scaling (1015 minutes)

Day 5

Mini quiz (5-10 minutes)

Exit Ticket (5 minutes)
Standards &
Objectives

Biology NoS.5; B.1.2

Unit Students will
assume roles within
each group to
demonstrate leadership
and responsibility skills.

Biology NoS. 4; B.1.2

NGSS HS-PS2-6

NGSS HS-PS4-4

CCSS RST.9.10.3

CCSS RST.9.10.3

CCSS RST.9.10.3

Unit Students will identify

structure and function of
the four macromolecules.

Nanoscience Learners
will compare surfacearea-to-volume ratios of
different sized objects
and explain that surfacearea-to-volume ratios
play a role in the unique
properties of objects at
the nanoscale.

Nanoscience Learners
will be able to relate the
size of a nano-sized
Unit Students will utilize objects to objects
rubrics and accurate
encountered in daily life
timelines throughout the (macroscale).
project to hold
themselves accountable
and responsible for their
work.

Facilitation

Biology NoS.1; B.1.1

NGSS HS-PS2-6

Teacher notes included

Unit Students will

assume roles within
each group to
demonstrate leadership
and responsibility skills.
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notes

on each activity

Assessments

Pre-Test

Exit Ticket #1

Resources

Charlie and the

Chocolate Factory 2005
with Johnny Depp

Macro-Nano Scale
Slides

Willy Wonka and the

Chocolate Factory 1971
with Gene Wilder
Topic Selection
Proposal Rubric

each activity

Testing Foods for Organic

Molecules
Biology Labs Online
TPT Activity

each activity

on each activity

Exit Ticket #2

Group Share-Peer
Evaluation
Mini Quiz #1

Resources

Surface Area to Volume

Effects Which Shape
can Dissolve the
Fastest? Activity

Optional Activities Day 4,

9-12
How to Search Google
Explore the World of
Nanotechnology
Topic Selection
PowerPoint tutorial
excel tutorial
Scaffolding: Succession

Week 2
Plan of Activities

Day 6
Debrief/Goals (5
minutes)
Forces &
Interactions
Stations (30-40
minutes)
Exit Ticket (5-10
minutes)

Day 7

Day 8

Debrief/Goals (5 minutes)

Debrief/Goals (5 minutes)

Debrief/Goals (5 minutes)

Black Box Activity (20

minutes)

Self-Assembly Simulation
as Class (10-15 minutes)

Proposal/Group Work
Time *Time for groups to
identify/contact outside
expert (20 minutes)

Students Create SelfAssembly Model (10

minutes)

What do you need for the

written proposal
component? (10-15
minutes)

Gummy Capsules (10

minutes)
Ask students, Can you
foresee challenges that
might be faced through your
proposal? (5 minutes)

Standards &
Objectives

Day 9

Biology NoS.1;
B.1.2

Examples of good and bad

proposals (15 minutes)
Proposal/Group Work Time
*Time for groups to
identify/contact outside
expert (if time allows~5
minutes)

Biology NoS.6; B.1.2

NGSS HS-PS4-4

NGSS HS-PS2-6

NGSS HS-PS2-6 ; HSETS1.4

Day 10
Debrief/Goals (5
minutes)
Gallery Walk of
Rough Drafts (15-20
minutes)
Group Work Time
*Time for groups to
contact outside
expert(15-20
minutes)
Mini quiz (5-10
minutes)

Biology NoS.4
NGSS HS-PS2-6
NGSS HS-PS2-6

CCSS RST..9.10.3
CCSS
RST.9.10.3
Nanoscience
Learners will be
able to explain why
(intensive)
properties of
matter can change
at the nanoscale
(for example:
properties like
boiling point,
reactivity,

CCSS RST. 9-10.4

Nanoscience Learners
will be able to explain why
(intensive) properties of
matter can change at the
nanoscale (for example:
properties like boiling
point, reactivity,
malleability, fluorescence,
magnetism).

Nanoscience Learners will

be able to explain why
(intensive) properties of
matter can change at the
nanoscale (for example:
properties like boiling point,
reactivity, malleability,
fluorescence, magnetism).
Unit Students will creatively
make a model for their

Unit Students will

assume roles within
each group to
demonstrate
leadership and
responsibility skills.

malleability,
fluorescence,
magnetism).
Facilitation and
Teacher notes

Teacher notes
included on each
activity

Assess
ments

Exit Ticket #3

Resources

innovative idea.

Teacher notes included

on each activity

Teacher notes included on

each activity

Teacher notes included on

each activity

Teacher notes
included on each
activity

Peer Evaluation

Peer Evaluation

Gallery Walk
Mini Quiz #2

Resources

Wiki: Proposal Writing

Optional Activities Day 4,

9-12

Writing Proposals

How to Search Google

Explore the World of
Nanotechnology
Topic Selection
PowerPoint tutorial
excel tutorial
Email Etiquette

Week 3
Plan of
Activities

Day 11
Debrief/Goals (5
minutes)
Proposal/Group
Work Time *Time for
groups to
identify/contact
outside expert (45
minutes)

Day 12
Debrief/Goals (5 minutes)
Proposal/Group Work Time
*Time for groups to
identify/contact outside
expert (45 minutes)

Standards &
Objectives

Facilitation and
Teacher notes

Day 14

Day 15

Presentations of Proposal
(30 minutes)

Presentations of Proposals
(25 minutes)

Extra Day if needed

Nano Ice Cream (20

minutes)

Post Test (25-30 minutes)

Biology NoS.3

Biology NoS.3

NGSS HS-PS2-6

NGSS HS-PS2-6

NGSS HS-PS2-6;

NGSS HS-PS2-6;

Unit Students will

assume roles within
each group to
demonstrate
leadership and
responsibility skills.

Unit Students will assume

roles within each group to
demonstrate leadership
and responsibility skills.

CCSS RST.9.10.3;

CCSS RST.9.10.3;

Unit Students groups will

present their information to
community experts.

Unit Students groups will

present their information to
community experts.

Teacher notes
included on each
activity

Teacher notes included on

each activity
Proposal Rubric

Proposal Rubric

Assessments
Resources

Day 13

Resources

Resources

Optional Activities
Day 4, 9-12

Optional Activities Day 4,

9-12

How to Search
Google

How to Search Google

Explore the World of

Post test

Explore the World of

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology
Topic Selection

Topic Selection
PowerPoint tutorial
PowerPoint tutorial
excel tutorial
excel tutorial