An exploration of the Nanoworld with LEGO bricks

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 602-606

  Campbell, Dean J ^a   Miller, Josiah D ^a   Bannon, Stephen J ^a   Obermaier, Lauren M ^a  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystals Crystallography; Demonstrations; General Public; Hands On Learning Manipulatives; High School Introductory Chemistry; Laboratory Equipment Apparatus; Molecular Properties Structure; Public Understanding Outreach; Solids

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954513663     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed100673k     Document Type: Article

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