Exploring Size - Scented Solutions

TYPE: Short Activities
AUDIENCE: Ages 4 - Adult
TOPIC: Nanotechnology
In this activity, learners sniff a series of diluted scent solutions to discover they can smell nano-sized particles they can't see.
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DESCRIPTION

"Exploring Size - Scented Solutions" is a hands on activity illustrating how small nano is. By sniffing a series of diluted scent solutions, visitors discover that nano-sized particles may be too small to see, but they're not too small to smell!

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  • A facilitator holds a bottle while a learner wafts a scent to her nose
  • A learner sniffs a scent solution from a squeeze bottle
  • Adult and children sensing and discussing odors in Chemistry Makes Scents activity

DESCRIPTION

"Exploring Size - Scented Solutions" is a hands on activity illustrating how small nano is. By sniffing a series of diluted scent solutions, visitors discover that nano-sized particles may be too small to see, but they're not too small to smell!

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OBJECTIVES

BIG IDEA

Nanoscale science focuses on things that are too small to see, including atoms and molecules.

LEARNING GOALS

  • A nanometer is a billionth of a meter.

NANO CONTENT MAP

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

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TYPE:
Educational Resources
AUDIENCE:
Ages 4 - Adult
LANGUAGES:
English Spanish
ADDITIONAL TOPICS: Engineering and Technology Nanotechnology
KIT: Purple NanoDays logo - the Biggest Event for the Smallest Science Browse kit
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Credits

YEAR CREATED
2008
PROJECT
OWNING INSTITUTION

Sciencenter

FUNDING

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.

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Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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