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How to Make Electronic Skin with Stanford's Zhenan Bao Instructional VideoHow to Make Electronic Skin with Stanford's Zhenan Bao Instructional Video
Publisher
American Chemical Society
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Grade
9th - Higher Ed
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
5:50
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
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Year
2016
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Instructional Video

How to Make Electronic Skin with Stanford's Zhenan Bao

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How many scientists does it take to make electronic skin? No, it's not a riddle! See a breakthrough in nanotechnology, courtesy of a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions series. You'll hear the project leader, plus several scientists from a variety of disciplines, explain how teamwork is making the dream work in hopes of bringing the sense of touch back to people with prosthetic limbs.

11 Views 6 Downloads
CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

skin, electronics, nanotechnology, pressure, electrical energy, collaboration

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • The perfect video for illustrating how problems are solved when physics, chemistry, and engineering experts work together
  • Show the video to enhance an integumentary system unit

Classroom Considerations

  • Set aside some time after the video to answer questions and talk about the scandal discussed toward the end
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • The project is an excellent example of inter-discipline research advancing technology and is useful for illustrating collaboration in the scientific community
  • Technology is high-level, but the resource explains it clearly and appropriately

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2

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