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Research & Evaluation

Spiral Zoom on a Nasturtium Leaf

Report date: February, 2009

 

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General Description: 

This formative evaluation was conducted to see how the addition of an interactive media piece enhanced visitors' understanding of Nasturtium, a life sciences exhibit that demonstrates the water repelling properties of nasturtium leaves. The media piece allows the visitor to view leaf structures at progressively higher magnifications to better illustrate their scale and function.

Type of product(s) studied: 

  • Media

Method(s) of data collection: 

  • interviews

Documents: 

application/pdf iconspiral_zoom_on_a_nasturtium_leaf.pdf

Author(s): 

Adam Klinger

Associated product(s): 

NISE Network product

Multimedia Zoom Into a Nasturtium Leaf

In this interactive piece, visitors can zoom into the structures on the surface of a nasturtium leaf. Electron micrographs reveal the nanoscale structures that make water bead on the surface of the leaf. Zoom Into a Nasturtium Leaf can be used alone, or to accompany an exhibit or demonstration of the lotus effect, in which water beads and rolls off highly water-repellent leaves. You must follow the instructions included with the files to install the Adobe Air application! Please "Download All Files" in the zip file and read the instructions first. The resource tab links are also a necessary part of the process in order to run the application directly on your computer.

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