Reports and Papers

• Wise, A., Schank, P., & Stanford, T., & Horsma, G. (2009). Do you know what you're putting on your body? Studying the science behind new nanoparticulate Sunscreens. The Science Teacher, 76(6).


• Contreras, J., & Scharberg, M. (2009). How to make a Nanotechnology Kit (based on SRI's NanoSense Curriculum) and accompanying slides. Technical Report. San Jose, CA: San Jose State University.


• Schank, P., Wise, A., Stanford, T., & Rosenquist, A. (2009). Can High School Students Learn Nanoscience? An Evaluation of the Viability and Impact of the NanoSense Curriculum. Technical Report. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.


• Schank, P., Stanford, T., Rosenquist, A., & Wise, A. (2008). NanoSense Project Fourth Year Report (NSF-IMD #0426319), Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.


• Pennell, A (2008). Coming soon to a classroom near you. Palo Alto Weekly, March 26, 2008. [News story on use of NanoSense in a local high school classroom]


• Schank, P., Krajcik, J., & Yunker, M. (2007). Can Nanoscience Be a Catalyst for Educational Reform? In F. Allhoff, P. Lin, J. Moor, J. Weckert (Eds.), Nanoethics: The ethical and social implications of nanotechnology. Wiley Publishing.


• Schank, P., Stanford, T., Rosenquist, A., & Wise, A. (2007). NanoSense Project Third Year Report (NSF-IMD #0426319), Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.


• Schank, P., & Wise, A. (2006). Introducing High School Students to Nanoscale Science. Forum on Education of The American Physical Society Summer 2006 Newsletter.


• Schank, P., Stanford, T., Rosenquist, A., & Wise, A. (2006). NanoSense Project Second Year Report (NSF-IMD #0426319), Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.


• Sabelli, N., Schank, P., Rosenquist, A., Stanford, T., Patton, C., Cormia, R., & Hurst, K. (2005). Report of the workshop on science and technology education at the nanoscale (PDF). DRAFT Technical Report, Menlo Park, CA: SRI International. A Microsoft Word version is also available if you want to suggest inline edits.


• Appendix A: Participants List (PDF)
• Appendix B: Survey Results (PDF)
• Appendix C: FHDA's Atlas of Nanotechnology (PDF)
• Appendix D: Hands-on activities and resources (PDF)
• Appendix E: Larry Dubois Presentation (PDF)
• Appendix F: Adolfo Nemirovsky's Presentation (PPT)
• Appendix G: Sample jobs posted at TinyTechJobs (PDF)


• Wise, A., Schank, P., Stanford, T., & Rosenquist, A. (2006). Teaching new science: A case study of nanoscience education. Symposium submitted to the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association, April 2006, San Francisco, CA.


• Schank, P., Stanford, T., Rosenquist, A., & Wise, A. (2005). NanoSense Project First Year Report (NSF-IMD #0426319), Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.

• Schank, P., & Wise, A. (2006). NanoSense: Introducing High School Students to Nanoscale Science. Poster presented at the NSF Instructional Materials Development Conference, Washington, DC, and the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA.


• Hsi, S., & Sabelli, N. (2006). Learning at the nanoscale: Research questions that the rapidly evolving interdisciplinarity of science poses for the learning sciences. Innovative Session, 7th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, June 2006, Bloomington, IN.


• Schank, P. (2005, October). The NanoSense project: Overview. Presented at the Workshop on K-12 & Informal Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education sponsored by the National Science Foundation. October 19-20, Washington, DC.


• Schank, P. (2005, October). The NanoSense project: Design challenges and opportunities. Presented at the Workshop on K-12 & Informal Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education sponsored by the National Science Foundation. October 19-20, Washington, DC.


• Schank, P. (2005, July). That's what happens: Students explain chemistry through drawing and animation. Presented at the Gordon Science Education & Policy Conference on Visualization in Science & Education. Oxford, UK.


• Rosenquist, A. (2005, July). NanoSense: The basic sense behind nanoscience. Poster presented at the Gordon Science Education & Policy Conference on Visualization In Science & Education. Oxford, UK.


• Schank, P. (2005, February). NanoSense: Developing activities to teach high school students about nanoscience principles, applications, and implications. Presented at the Instructional Materials Development Conference, Washington, DC.