Exploring Size - Smelly Balloons

TYPE: Short Activities
AUDIENCE: Ages 4 - Adult
TOPIC: Nanotechnology
In this activity learners use their sense of smell to explore the world on the nanoscale and learn that we can smell some things that are too small to see.
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"Exploring Size - Smelly Balloons" lets visitors use their sense of smell to explore the world on the nanoscale. They learn that we can smell some things that are too small to see, and that a nanometer is a billionth of a meter. "Explore Science - Zoom into Nano Smelly Balloons" (2016) version designed for groups and community outreach.

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  • A facilitator adds scented oils into deflated balloons
  • Two learners hold green and red balloons and smell them to identify the hidden scent inside
  • Two learners match different colored balloons to hidden scents that are in them
  • Two learners use markers to fill out a worksheet
  • A layout of the components to the Smelly Balloons activity, including balloons, scented oils, worksheets and more
  • A facilitator adds scented oils into deflated balloons
  • Two learners hold green and red balloons and smell them to identify the hidden scent inside
  • Two learners match different colored balloons to hidden scents that are in them
  • Two learners use markers to fill out a worksheet
  • A layout of the components to the Smelly Balloons activity, including balloons, scented oils, worksheets and more

DESCRIPTION

"Exploring Size - Smelly Balloons" lets visitors use their sense of smell to explore the world on the nanoscale. They learn that we can smell some things that are too small to see, and that a nanometer is a billionth of a meter. "Explore Science - Zoom into Nano Smelly Balloons" (2016) version 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
ADDITIONAL TOPICS: Engineering and Technology Nanotechnology Physical Sciences Chemistry
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
2009
PROJECT
OWNING INSTITUTION

The 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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