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Horton Senses Something Small

In this activity, young learners listen to the Dr. Seuss book "Horton Hears a Who", they look at small things using lenses and use their sense of smell to detect things that are too small to see.

DESCRIPTION

In the "Horton Senses Something Small" story time program young visitors listen to the Dr. Seuss book Horton Hears a Who. They look at small things using lenses and use their sense of smell to detect things that are too small to see. Visitors also make and decorate a craft.

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  • A young person does a thin film activity related to the story "Horton Senses Something Small"
  • A family pays attention to a the story of "Horton Senses Something Small"
  • A family pays attention to a the story of "Horton Senses Something Small"
  • A family pays does an activity related to the story "Horton Senses Something Small"
  • A young person does a thin film activity related to the story "Horton Senses Something Small"

DESCRIPTION

In the "Horton Senses Something Small" story time program young visitors listen to the Dr. Seuss book Horton Hears a Who. They look at small things using lenses and use their sense of smell to detect things that are too small to see. Visitors also make and decorate a craft.

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OBJECTIVES

BIG IDEA

There are things too small to see. Some very small things can be detected by the sense of smell.

LEARNING GOALS

  • As a result of participating in this program, visitors will be introduced to the idea that there are very small things, too small for our eyes to see.

  • As a result of participating in this program, visitors will be introduced to the idea that our sense of smell can sometimes detect particles that are too small to see.

NANO CONTENT MAP

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

Credits

YEAR CREATED
2011
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

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