Virginia Tech KTU Feb. 22nd hands-on activities!

Virginia Career VIEW

Join Virginia Career VIEW to learn about careers using imaging, scans, and biochemistry.  What would you do in these careers? What skills do you need?  Where would you go to school?  All of these questions answered with printables, our interactive career website, and hands on experiments.

Virginia Career VIEW is the state's K-8 career information system.  Virginia Career VIEW provides career information and educational planning tools for students, their parents, and professionals working with grades K-8.  This free website does not require any sign in and includes a career search, national college search, interactive career games, and more matching the Virginia Standards of Learning and Virginia School Counseling Standards for Career Development.  Virginia Career VIEW is part of the Virginia Tech School of Education.  www.vacareerview.org

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Understanding Nanotechnology-- hosted by Virginia Tech Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology - VTSuN

The Virginia Tech Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology (VTSuN) is an interdisciplinary research center focused on advancing nanoscale science and engineering research and education with an emphasis on sustainability. Nanomaterials are ubiquitous in the commercial marketplace; they are embedded in your clothing, soaps, cosmetics, and TVs. Furthermore, nanoscience and engineering is leading to advances in an array of fields including medicine, electronics, sensing and energy. The VTSuN booth will be an engaging educational experience with a series of hands-on activities exploring nanoscale science and technology topics. Our activities will focus on explaining the principles behind the unique chemical and physical properties of nanomaterials.

Founded in March 2010, VTSuN is a multi-department, interdisciplinary research center focused on advancing nanoscale science and engineering research and education with an emphasis on sustainability. We develop nanoscale technologies and leverage these technologies to help remedy global sustainability challenges in areas such as clean air and water, waste minimization, environmental remediation, food safety, and renewable energy.