Exploring Size - Measure Yourself

TYPE: Short Activities
AUDIENCE: Ages 4 - Adult
TOPIC: Nanotechnology
In this activity, learners mark their height on a height chart and discover how tall they are in nanometers.
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"Exploring Size - Measure Yourself" is a hands-on activity in which visitors mark their height on a height chart and discover how tall they are in nanometers. They learn that although being a billion nanometers tall sounds impressive, it doesn't mean they're super tall: it means a nanometer is super small. Visitors can also measure their hands in nanometers. "Explore Science - Zoom info Nano Height Chart" and "Explore Science - Zoom info Nano version Measure Your Hand" (2016) versions designed for groups and community outreach.

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  • facilitator and young learner use a height chart set in nanometers
  • Hand being measured in nanometers with paper and pencil
  • Height of a child being measure in nanometers with a wall poster and a pencil
  • Educator measuring participant in Nanometers measuring on a stage
  • Measure yourself activity components including signs, activity materials and guides.
  • facilitator and young learner use a height chart set in nanometers
  • Hand being measured in nanometers with paper and pencil
  • Height of a child being measure in nanometers with a wall poster and a pencil
  • Educator measuring participant in Nanometers measuring on a stage
  • Measure yourself activity components including signs, activity materials and guides.

DESCRIPTION

"Exploring Size - Measure Yourself" is a hands-on activity in which visitors mark their height on a height chart and discover how tall they are in nanometers. They learn that although being a billion nanometers tall sounds impressive, it doesn't mean they're super tall: it means a nanometer is super small. Visitors can also measure their hands in nanometers. "Explore Science - Zoom info Nano Height Chart" and "Explore Science - Zoom info Nano version Measure Your Hand" (2016) versions designed for groups and community outreach.

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OBJECTIVES

BIG IDEA

A nanometer is a billionth of a meter.

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 Mathematics Measurement
KIT: Explore science zoom into nano logo in full color with leaf, atom, and Saturn logo Browse kit
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Credits

YEAR CREATED
2008
PROJECT
OWNING INSTITUTION

Science Museum of Minnesota

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.

PERMISSIONS

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