CONTENTS -- The Nano2Earth Curriculum -- Tips For Using This Book -- Part I-Nanoscience History, Context, and Curriculum Overview -- Ch 1- What Are Nanoscience and Nanotechnology? A Nano Primer -- Ch 2-Historical and Societal Aspects of Nanoscale Science and Technology -- Ch 3-The Link Between Nanoscale Science, Technology, and a Vital Environmental Issue: Groundwater Pollution -- Ch 4-Nano2Earth Curriculum and the National Science Education Standards -- Ch 5-Nano2Earth Curriculum Overview -- Part II-The Nano2Earth Curriculum -- Lesson 1-Introduction to Nanotechnology -- Lesson 2-Introduction to Water Pollution -- Lesson 3-Microbe-Mineral Interactions: Using the Winogradsky Column to Demonstrate Bacterial Reduction of Iron(III) -- Lesson 4-Investigation of Bacterial Transport in Groundwater -- Lesson 5-Nanoforces in Nature: Using Atomic Force Microscopy to Explore Microbe-Mineral Interactions -- Appendix 1-National Science Education Standards for Content in Grades 9-12 Addressed in the Nano2Earth Curriculum -- Appendix 2-Correlations Between AP Environmental Science Themes and Nano2Earth Lessons -- Glossary of Scientific and Technical Terms -- Index.