Material Substitution Presentations: Teacher Resource
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Nanomaterials substitution presentation: Teacher Resource Sheet
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Nanomaterials Substitution Presentation
Introduction:
With the development of nanotechnology, some of the scarce materials around the world may be substituted with nanomaterials such as graphene. This could also have a cascading effect on the globe in terms of solving some global issues while potentially raising new ones.
For this activity, the students will need to research and develop some arguments for and against the substitution of critical materials for nanomaterials.
Student learning objectives:
Students will be able to:
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Research and understand current global scientific issues
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Develop public speaking from a science context
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Work as a team to understand information and develop arguments for and against a current scientific endeavour
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Consider ethics within science
Instructions:
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Students will split into 6 groups covering topics forthe substitution of nanomaterials in place of critical materials and the others will be againstthe substitution, raising some issues about the substitutions.
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They can choose how you present their topic: role play, news report, Power Point presentation or through multimedia such as a Digi explanation (www.digiexplanations.com)
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These presentations will inform other students on their selected topics and showcase a different perspective on each issue from various angles.
