Exploring Nano & Society - Flying Cars

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Exploring Nano & Society - Flying Cars
Exploring Nano & Society - Flying Cars

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"Exploring Nano & Society - Flying Cars" is a hands-on activity in which visitors imagine and build a flying car out of small foam pieces. Conversations around this process lead visitors to explore how technologies and society influence each other and how nanotechnologies are part of a bigger system.

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Standards

History and nature of science: 

K-4: Science as a human endeavor
5-8: Science as a human endeavor
9-12: Science as a human endeavor

Science and Technology: 

K-4: Abilities of technological design
K-4: Understanding about science and technology
5-8: Abilities of technological design
5-8: Understanding about science and technology
9-12: Abilities of technological design
9-12: Understanding about science and technology

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: 

5-8: Science and technology in society
9-12: Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges

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Cheaper supply alternatives

Submitted by Anders Liljeholm on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 16:58.

If you can't afford the Oriental Trading kit, you can still do this activity with construction paper, toilet paper tubes, and other recycle art materials.

 

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