Thinking Big, Working Small
Name____________________________
Fill in the Blanks—Read the sentences before watching the video. Fill in the blanks with
the appropriate words.
1.
To be a nanotechnologist means that you are learning how to control
______________________, where it goes, and what it’s composed of at the very smallest
scales.
2.
Flexible organic displays can be used in _______________________ or on car
_______________________, as well as in other products.
3.
Self-healing polymers can be used to repair _____________
____________________.
4.
A clean room is about __________________ times cleaner than a hospital operating room.
5.
One worker named Bruce enjoys his work because every day is exciting and
________________________.
6.
The ______________________ side of the clean room is like a darkroom.
7.
Scientists are beginning to see that innovations at the nanoscale require
_________________________ across the sciences.
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Level 1
Questions—Use complete sentences to answer the following questions.
1.
Why do scientists and students need to dress in a certain way in the clean room?
2.
What areas of science and engineering are used at Nano-CEMMS?
3.
Do you think you would enjoy being a nanotechnologist? Why or why not?