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Three Drops

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Overview
Three Drops
Catherine McCarthy [3]
Linked product
image/jpeg iconthreedrops.jpg [4]

Description: 

Three Drops is a full body immersive simulation that allows visitors to interact with water at three size scales using their shadows. At each scale, different physical forces can be observed. At the macro (human) scale, where gravity is the noticeable force, visitors are showered with water drops from a simulated shower. At the microscale--one thousand times smaller--where surface tension becomes more apparent, visitors play with a beach-ball sized water drop. At the nanoscale--one billion times smaller and time slowed by a factor of one trillion--where electromagnetic forces can be observed, visitors play with simulated water molecules. This simulation gives visitors an opportunity to interact with water at different scales and thereby discover how different forces can be observed at different scales.
Objectives

Big Idea: 

Different physical forces can be observed at different size scales.

Universal design: 

  • Provide physical and sensory access to all aspects of the program. Visitors can touch, see and hear different elements of the program.
Credits

This product is created by another institution or funding from another grant.

Owning institution: 

This product was created by Scott Sona Snibbe working with the NISE Network's Visualization Lab; contact www.snibbeinterative.com

Nano Topics

[5], [6]

Audience

[7]

Tags

[8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15]

Permissions

This linked product was created by another institution (not by the NISE Network). Contact owning institution regarding rights and permissions.

Catalog section: 

Exhibits

What kind of exhibit?: 

Exhibits

Nano topics: 

Art and nature
Fundamentals

Audience: 

All ages

Content keywords: 

water
zoom
forces
forces
immersive
Snibbe
scale
surface tension

Highlight this product during NanoDays?: 

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K-12: 

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Resources
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Files: 

application/pdf iconThree Drops Evaluation [16]

Links: 

Snibbe Interactive video of Three Drops [17]
Three Drops Video [18]

Video: 

Evaluations
Comments
Source URL: http://nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/three_drops

Links:
[1] http://nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits
[2] http://nisenet.org/node/1644/filefield_compress/all
[3] http://nisenet.org/users/catherine_mccarthy
[4] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/exhibit-components/threedrops.jpg
[5] http://nisenet.org/category/nano-topics/art-nature
[6] http://nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/fundamentals
[7] http://nisenet.org/category/audience/all_ages
[8] http://nisenet.org/category/files-keywords/water
[9] http://nisenet.org/category/files-keywords/zoom
[10] http://nisenet.org/category/files-keywords/forces
[11] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/forces
[12] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/immersive
[13] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/snibbe
[14] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/scale
[15] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/surface-tension
[16] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/1644/ThreeDrops_Eval_May10.pdf
[17] http://www.snibbeinteractive.com/platforms/socialscreen/products/three_drops
[18] http://vimeo.com/40254352