Nano Start Up

Grades 5-8

Help Dr. Jessica Winter and her business partner Kristie start a company for a new nanoparticle!
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Team up with Jessica Winter as she works in the lab to perfect a special nano particle—called a quantum dot—to help hospitals diagnose patients. While Jessica experiments and talks with hospitals about their needs and a marketing plan, her business partner Kristy handles the other side of the challenge: budgeting, raising money, and planning everything needed to launch their new company.

Work alongside both Jessica and Kristy as they bring their startup to life. Along the way, you’ll practice real-world skills like multiplication, division, percentages, proportions, timelines, budgeting, and critical thinking. Your mission? Help these two entrepreneurs succeed in developing and marketing their nano particle—so patients all over the world can benefit!

Game Details

Game Name

Nano Start Up

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Game Description

Recommended Age Range

Grades 5-8

Cost

All Edheads.org games are totally free to play and download. 

Credits

Project Production and Development

Jessica Winter, Nano Engineer Thanks to Jessica for writing grants and helping us out during a stressful time in her life!

Kristie Melnik, Chief Operating Officer

Project Director: Gail Wheatley

Research Script Writing Activity Ideas & Concepts

Programming: Cybervation

Editing: Sarah Small

Partners: New Albany City Schools Peter Barnes – New Albany Middle School Dublin City Schools Andrea Williams – Karrer Middle School

 

This activity is dedicated to Sarah Small and Jen Cassidy, who worked long hours without pay to keep Edheads running through a particularly difficult time. You can’t ask for better human beings or better coworkers!!