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Exploring Products - Nano Sand (NanoDays 2011)

[1] : Facilitated activity [2]

Exploring Products - Nano Sand (NanoDays 2011)

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Overview
Exploring Products - Nano Sand (NanoDays 2011)
Rae Ostman [4]
NISE Network product
image/jpeg iconimg_2415.jpg [5]

Description: 

"Exploring Products - Nano Sand" is a hands-on activity exploring how water behaves differently when it comes in contact with nano sand and regular sand. Visitors learn about the hydrophobic properties of nano sand.
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 stucture on the nanoscale.
  • Hydrophobic sand is coated with a nanometer-thick layer of a silicon compound, which makes it repel water.

Universal design: 

  • Provide multiple entry points and multiple ways of engagement
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.

Owning institution:

Sciencenter [6]

Checklist

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

Nano Topics

[7], [8]

Audience

[9]

Tags

[10], [11], [12], [13]

Permissions

Creative Commons license image [14]
Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Catalog section: 

Programs

What kind of program?: 

Facilitated activity

Nano topics: 

Art and nature
Materials, tools, and applications

Audience: 

All ages

Content keywords: 

nanodays
silicon
Nanosand
hydrophobic sand

Highlight this product during NanoDays?: 

This is a NanoDays product.

K-12: 

This product would be useful for K-12 teachers.
Standards

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

Earth and space science: 

K-4: Properties of earth materials

Physical science: 

K-4: Properties of objects and materials
5-8: Properties and changes of properties in matter
9-12: Structure and properties of matter
Resources
Spanish
Download zip file [3]

Download all files (ZIP) [3]

Files: 

application/msword iconExploring Products Nano Sand - Guide [15]
application/pdf iconExploring Products Nano Sand - Guide [16]
application/pdf iconExploring Products Nano Sand - Sign [17]
application/pdf iconExploring Products Nano Sand - Poster [18]
application/vnd.ms-excel iconExploring Products Nano Sand- Sources [19]

Spanish files: 

application/msword iconExploring Products Nano Sand - Guide (Spanish) [20]
application/pdf iconExploring Products Nano Sand - Guide (Spanish) [21]
application/pdf iconExploring Products Nano Sand - Sign & Guide (Spanish) [22]
application/pdf iconExploring Products Nano Sand - Poster (Spanish) [23]
Comments
Source URL: http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/exploring_products_-_nano_sand_nanodays_2011

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[2] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/facilitated_activity
[3] http://www.nisenet.org/node/5400/filefield_compress/all
[4] http://www.nisenet.org/users/rae_ostman
[5] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/images/catalog/5400/img_2415.jpg
[6] http://www.nisenet.org/community/organizations/sciencenter
[7] http://www.nisenet.org/category/nano-topics/art-nature
[8] http://www.nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/materials-tools-applications
[9] http://www.nisenet.org/category/audience/all_ages
[10] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/nanodays
[11] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/silicon
[12] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/nanosand
[13] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/hydrophobic_sand
[14] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
[15] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/5400/prodsand_guide_15nov10.doc
[16] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/5400/prodsand_guide_15nov10_0.pdf
[17] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/5400/productssand_sign_15nov10_0.pdf
[18] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/5400/productssand_poster_15nov10_0.pdf
[19] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/5400/nanosand_sources.xls
[20] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/spanish/5400/sp_prodsand_guide_20feb2011_0.doc
[21] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/spanish/5400/sp_prodsand_guide_20feb2011.pdf
[22] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/spanish/5400/9_sp_productssand_guide_fb_21feb2011_0.pdf
[23] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/spanish/5400/sp_prodsand_spanish_02_16_hr.pdf