Exploring Materials - Ferrofluid (NanoDays 08, 09, 10, 11)

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Overview

Rae Ostman [4]

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Description:

"Exploring Materials - Ferrofluid" is a hands-on activity demonstrating that a material can act differently when it's nanometer-sized. Visitors investigate the properties of ferrofluid and magnetic black sand, learning that the surprising difference in the behavior of these two materials is due to size.

Objectives

Big Idea:

A material can act differently when it's nanometer-sized.

Learning goals:

A material can act differently when it’s nanometer-sized.

NISE Net Content Map:

Nanometer-sized things are very small, and often behave differently than larger things do.

Nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanoengineering lead to new knowledge and innovations that weren't possible before.

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

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.

Owning institution:

Sciencenter [10]

Checklist

Scientist reviewed? check_reviewed

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Visitor evaluation? check_reviewed

Nano Topics

Audience

All ages [13]

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Catalog section:

Programs

What kind of program?:

Facilitated activity

Nano topics:

Fundamentals

Materials, tools, and applications

Audience:

All ages

Content keywords:

ferrofluid

magnet

solid

liquid

paramagnetic

superparamagnetic

nanodays

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K-12:

Standards

Science and Technology:

K-4: Abilities of technological design

K-4: Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans

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

Earth and space science:

K-4: Properties of earth materials

Physical science:

K-4: Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism

K-4: Properties of objects and materials

5-8: Properties and changes of properties in matter

9-12: Structure and properties of matter

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives:

K-4: Science and technology in local challenges

5-8: Science and technology in society

9-12: Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges

Resources

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Exploring Materials - Ferrofluid (NanoDays 08, 09, 10, 11)

Exploring Materials - Ferrofluid (NanoDays 08, 09, 10, 11)

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