Exploring Tools - 3D Imaging

TYPE: Short Activities
AUDIENCE: Ages 4 - Adult
TOPIC: Nanotechnology
In this activity, learners use 3D glasses to discover what ordinary objects look like under magnification.
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"Exploring Tools - 3D Imaging" is a hands-on activity in which visitors use 3D glasses to discover what ordinary objects look like under magnification. They learn that researchers use special tools and techniques, including 3D imaging, to work on the nanoscale.

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  • Learner uses 3D glasses to look at a image printed on a sheet of paper
  • Learner uses 3D glasses to look at a image printed on a sheet of paper

DESCRIPTION

"Exploring Tools - 3D Imaging" is a hands-on activity in which visitors use 3D glasses to discover what ordinary objects look like under magnification. They learn that researchers use special tools and techniques, including 3D imaging, to work on the nanoscale.

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OBJECTIVES

BIG IDEA

Scientists use special tools and equipment to work on the nanoscale.

LEARNING GOALS

  • Scientists use special tools and equipment to work on the nanoscale.

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Scientists and engineers have formed the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology by investigating properties and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.

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TYPE:
Educational Resources
AUDIENCE:
Ages 4 - Adult
LANGUAGES:
English Spanish
ADDITIONAL TOPICS: Engineering and Technology Nanotechnology Physical Sciences Light and Optics
KIT: Purple NanoDays logo - the Biggest Event for the Smallest Science Browse kit
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Credits

YEAR CREATED
2012
PROJECT
OWNING INSTITUTION

Sciencenter

FUNDING

Developed for the NISE Network with funding from the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 0532536 and 0940143. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.

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Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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