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Tiny Solutions to Our Big Energy Problem
In this stage presentation, learners hear a brief overview of energy sources and our current energy crisis and discusses a variety of ways that nanotechnology can improve the situation.
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Inkjet Printer
In this activity, learners explore how liquids behave differently at the small scale by examining how inkjet printers produce tiny, precise drops of ink.
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Cutting It Down to Nano
In this activity, learners cut a small strip of paper in half as many times as they can to explore scale.
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Biobarcodes: Antibodies and nanosensors
In this activity, learns explore antibodies and a nanomedical technology called Biobarcodes by assembling a jigsaw puzzle model.
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Balloon Nanotubes (Giant Hanging Model)
In this activity, learners use a balloon model to observe how the carbon atoms are arranged in a carbon nanotube
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Surface Area demonstration
In this activity, leaners explore how high surface area to volume ratio causes materials to behave differently by unfolding paper cubes, dropping alka-seltzer in water, and turning potatoes black with iodine.
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Wheel of the Future
In this stage presentation, learners are contestants in a game show that encourages them to discover facts about nanotechnology and consider the concerns people have for new field.
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Aerogel
In this activity, learners see and interact with the nanomaterial aerogel and discover its unique properties.
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The Electric Squeeze
In this activity, learners explore piezoelectricity by making electric sparks, looking at molecular models, and listening to cheesy music from a greeting card.
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Whispers in the Wind App
A game set in near-future Puerto Rico, where players help siblings Gabby and Raúl restore their town's communication systems after a hurricane
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