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Exploring Properties - Capillary Action

In this activity, learners explore how liquids flow in narrow spaces.

DESCRIPTION

"Exploring Properties - Capillary Action" is a hands on activity in which visitors explore how liquids flow in narrow spaces. Visitors investigate how this behavior allows liquids to flow against gravity and soak into coffee filters.

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  • Exploring Properties - Capillary Action activity components including signs, activity materials and guides.
  • Parents and children using filter and colored markers to diffuse the color in the marker ink

DESCRIPTION

"Exploring Properties - Capillary Action" is a hands on activity in which visitors explore how liquids flow in narrow spaces. Visitors investigate how this behavior allows liquids to flow against gravity and soak into coffee filters.

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OBJECTIVES

BIG IDEA

At the nanoscale things behave in surprising ways.

LEARNING GOALS

  • At the nanoscale things behave in surprising ways.

  • Technologies and society influence each other.

NANO CONTENT MAP

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

Credits

YEAR CREATED
2013
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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DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

NISE Network products are developed through an iterative collaborative process that includes scientific review, peer review, and visitor evaluation in accordance with an inclusive audiences approach. Products are designed to be easily edited and adapted for different audiences under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. To learn more, visit our Development Process page.