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Surface Area - stage presentation

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Surface Area - stage presentation

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Overview
Surface Area - stage presentation
Leigha Horton [4]
NISE Network product
image/jpeg iconSurfaceArea.jpg [5]
image/png iconPicture_9.png [6]

Description: 

This is a large group version of the Surface Area program. In this interactive stage presentation, audience members are measured in nanometers and demonstrate the effectiveness of "nano" silver in killing germs. Other highlights include a fireball that starts and ends the show. Visitors learn that nanoparticles behave differently, in part because they have a high surface area to volume ratio.
Objectives

Big Idea: 

Nanoparticles have much more surface area than macroparticles, giving them different properties.

Learning goals: 

  • Nanotechnology is the science of the super-small.
  • Nanomaterials have different properties than the same materials at a larger size.
  • One reason for these different properties is an increase in surface area.

Universal design: 

  • Provide multiple entry points and multiple ways of engagement
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:

Science Museum of Minnesota [7]

Checklist

Scientist reviewed? check_reviewed
Peer reviewed? check_reviewed
Visitor evaluation? check_reviewed

Nano Topics

[8], [9]

Audience

[10]

Tags

[11], [12], [13]

Permissions

Creative Commons license image [14]
Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Catalog section: 

Programs

What kind of program?: 

Stage presentation

Nano topics: 

Energy and environment
Fundamentals

Audience: 

7 and up

Content keywords: 

surface area
Nanosilver
silver

Highlight this product during NanoDays?: 

0

K-12: 

This product would be useful for K-12 teachers.
Resources
Download zip file [3]

Download all files (ZIP) [3]

Files: 

application/msword iconSurface Area Stage Presentation Script [15]
Comments
Source URL: http://nisenet.org/catalog/programs/surface_area_-_stage_presentation

Links:
[1] http://nisenet.org/catalog/programs
[2] http://nisenet.org/catalog/programs/stage_presentation
[3] http://nisenet.org/node/5191/filefield_compress/all
[4] http://nisenet.org/users/leigha_horton
[5] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/images/catalog/5191/SurfaceArea.jpg
[6] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/images/catalog/5191/Picture_9.png
[7] http://nisenet.org/community/organizations/science-museum-minnesota
[8] http://nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/energy-environment
[9] http://nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/fundamentals
[10] http://nisenet.org/category/audience/7
[11] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/surface-area
[12] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/nanosilver
[13] http://nisenet.org/catalog/topics/silver
[14] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
[15] http://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/5191/SurfaceAreaStageDemo_script_Sept10.doc