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Multimedia Zoom Into a Nasturtium Leaf

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Multimedia Zoom Into a Nasturtium Leaf

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Overview
Multimedia Zoom Into a Nasturtium Leaf
Jennifer Frazier [3]
NISE Network product
image/png iconNasturtium_screenshot.png [4]

Description: 

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.
Objectives

Learning goals: 

  • Things are made of smaller and smaller parts Behavior we see may be caused by structures at very small scales
Credits

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.

Checklist

Scientist reviewed? check_reviewed
Peer reviewed? check_not_reviewed
Visitor evaluation? check_reviewed

Nano Topics

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Audience

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Tags

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Permissions

Creative Commons license image [12]
Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Catalog section: 

Media

What kind of media?: 

Digital images and graphics

Nano topics: 

Fundamentals

Audience: 

11 and up

Content keywords: 

zoom
size
scale
nasturtium leaf
lotus effect

Highlight this product during NanoDays?: 

0

K-12: 

0
Resources
Download zip file [2]

Download all files (ZIP) [2]

Files: 

text/plain iconZoom Installation (web and kiosk versions) [13]
application/octet-stream iconZoom Into a Nasturtium Leaf (kiosk version) [14]
application/zip iconZoom Into a Nasturtium Leaf (web version) [15]

Links: 

1) Download All files (zip) to run directly on your computer. Then install Adobe Air free HERE [16]
2) Adjust Settings Manager HERE. On the "Edit Locations" dropdown select "Add Location" and then "Browse for folder" and find the air file on your hard drive. 3) Close page and open the Air file on your computer to run [17]
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Source URL: http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/media/multimedia_zoom_nasturtium_leaf

Links:
[1] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/media
[2] http://www.nisenet.org/node/3425/filefield_compress/all
[3] http://www.nisenet.org/users/jennifer-frazier
[4] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/images/catalog/about/Nasturtium_screenshot.png
[5] http://www.nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/fundamentals
[6] http://www.nisenet.org/category/audience/11
[7] http://www.nisenet.org/category/files-keywords/zoom
[8] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/size
[9] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/scale
[10] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/nasturtium-leaf
[11] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/lotus-effect
[12] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
[13] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/ZoomLeaf_Guide_May10.txt
[14] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/ZoomLeaf_Zooms_May10.air
[15] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/ZoomLeaf_Zooms_May10.zip
[16] http://www.adobe.com/products/air/sdk/
[17] http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager04.html