Question 2 (Q2) was designed to determine the level of student awareness of nanotechnology.
A correct answer (N = 1031, 73.9 %, M = 2.55) to this question indicated some
awareness of nanotechnology (Table 1). This awareness was based on information from
various sources (Q1) such as television, the internet, magazines and science fiction films
(Fig. 1). In terms of grade level, the 7th (M = 2.60) and 8th (M = 2.55) graders had more
information than the 6th (M = 2.49) graders; however these differences were not statistically
significant.