Surface Area - stage presentation

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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.

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  • Surface area nanoscale science demonstration blowing fireball
  • Surface area demonstration in front of crowd of museum visitors

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.

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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.

NANO CONTENT MAP

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

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TYPE:
Theater and Stage Presentations
AUDIENCE:
Ages 7 - Adult
LANGUAGES:
English
ADDITIONAL TOPICS: Nanotechnology Engineering and Technology Chemistry Physical Sciences Science and Society Societal Topics Health and Medicine Life Sciences Microorganisms
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Credits

YEAR CREATED
2010
PROJECT
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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