Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

Ages: 5-8
Standards alignment: 1-LS1-1, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2
Teaching time: 1 hour 

Students learn that nanometers are units of length that are essential for measuring objects of the extremely small nano-world. They become aware of the relative size of a nanometer and discover some objects that are measured in this small unit.