Overview
Description:
"Exploring Nano & Society - Flying Cars" is a hands-on activity in which visitors imagine and build a flying car out of small foam pieces. Conversations around this process lead visitors to explore how technologies and society influence each other and how nanotechnologies are part of a bigger system.
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Nano Topics
Society, policy, and economicsAudience
All agesStandards
History and nature of science:
K-4: Science as a human endeavor
5-8: Science as a human endeavor
9-12: Science as a human endeavor
Science and Technology:
K-4: Abilities of technological design
K-4: Understanding about science and technology
5-8: Abilities of technological design
5-8: Understanding about science and technology
9-12: Abilities of technological design
9-12: Understanding about science and technology
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives:
5-8: Science and technology in society
9-12: Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges
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Cheaper supply alternatives
If you can't afford the Oriental Trading kit, you can still do this activity with construction paper, toilet paper tubes, and other recycle art materials.