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Exploring Properties - Electric Squeeze

In this activity, learners investigate the properties of piezoelectric materials using an ammeter, piezo disk, and piezo buzzer.

DESCRIPTION

"Exploring Properties - Electric Squeeze" is a hands on activity in which visitors investigate the properties of piezoelectric materials. They learn that piezoelectric materials have the special property to create electricity when their shape is changed and that when electricity is passed through them, they change shape.

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  • Family engaged in electric squeeze hadns-on activity

DESCRIPTION

"Exploring Properties - Electric Squeeze" is a hands on activity in which visitors investigate the properties of piezoelectric materials. They learn that piezoelectric materials have the special property to create electricity when their shape is changed and that when electricity is passed through them, they change shape.

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OBJECTIVES

BIG IDEA

The way a material behaves on the macroscale is affected by its structure on the nanoscale.

LEARNING GOALS

  • The way a material behaves on the macroscale is affected by its structure on the nanoscale.

  • Nanotechnology takes advantage of special properties at the nanoscale to create new materials.

NANO CONTENT MAP

Scientists and engineers have formed the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology by investigating properties and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.

Nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanoengineering lead to new knowledge and innovations that weren't possible before.

Credits

YEAR CREATED
2013
OWNING INSTITUTION

Sciencenter

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.