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Exploring Products - Sunblock (NanoDays 2011 and 2012)

[1] : Facilitated activity [2]

Exploring Products - Sunblock (NanoDays 2011 and 2012)

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Overview
Exploring Products - Sunblock (NanoDays 2011 and 2012)
Rae Ostman [4]
NISE Network product
image/jpeg iconimg_2785.jpg [5]

Description: 

"Exploring Products - Sunblock" is a hands-on activity comparing sunblock containing nanoparticles to ointment. Visitors learn how some sunblocks that rub in clear contain nanoparticles that block harmful rays from the sun.
Objectives

Big Idea: 

Sunblocks containing nanoparticles are one of the most common applications of nanotechnology

Learning goals: 

  • Sunblocks containing nanoparticles are one of the most common applications of nanotechnology
  • Nanoparticles in sunblock are invisible to the human eye because they're smaller than the wavelength of visible light.

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], [14], [15]

Permissions

Creative Commons license image [16]
Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Catalog section: 

Programs

What kind of program?: 

Facilitated activity

Nano topics: 

Bio and medicine
Materials, tools, and applications

Audience: 

All ages

Content keywords: 

Sunblock
application
nanodays
product
sunscreen
zinc oxide

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
5-8: Abilities of technological design
9-12: Abilities of technological design

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: 

K-4: Personal health
5-8: Risks and benefits
9-12: Personal and community health
Resources
Spanish
Download zip file [3]

Download all files (ZIP) [3]

Files: 

application/msword iconExploring Products Sunblock - Guide [17]
application/pdf iconExploring Products Sunblock - Guide [18]
application/msword iconExploring Products Sunblock - Particle Size Sheet [19]
application/pdf iconExploring Products Sunblock - Particle Size Sheet [20]
application/pdf iconExploring Products Sunblock - Sign [21]
application/vnd.ms-excel iconExploring Products Sunblock- Sources [22]

Spanish files: 

application/msword iconExploring Products Sunblock - Guide (Spanish) [23]
application/pdf iconExploring Products Sunblock - Guide (Spanish) [24]
application/pdf iconExploring Products Sunblock - Particle Size Sheet (Spanish) [25]
application/msword iconExploring Products Sunblock - Particle Size Sheet (Spanish) [26]
application/pdf iconExploring Products Sunblock - Sign & Guide (Spanish) [27]
Comments

Nano Sunscreen Guide [28]

Submitted by Frank Kusiak [29] on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 11:52.

Here's a great resource to find nano sunscreens (well, it seems like a good resource for anyone interested in protecting their skin). They list the active component in the sunscreen and if it uses Zinc Oxide or TiO2, it'll say if it's less than 100 nm. If you notice, all the highly rated sunscreens use nanoparticles.

http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ [30] (http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/browse/sunscreen:+SPF+15-30/ [31] I thought was the best list)

Source URL: http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/exploring_products_-_sunblock_nanodays_2011_2012

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[4] http://www.nisenet.org/users/rae_ostman
[5] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/images/catalog/5403/img_2785.jpg
[6] http://www.nisenet.org/community/organizations/sciencenter
[7] http://www.nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/bio-medicine
[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/sunblock
[11] http://www.nisenet.org/category/catalog-exhibits/application
[12] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/nanodays
[13] http://www.nisenet.org/category/catalog-exhibits/product
[14] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/sunscreen
[15] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/zinc_oxide
[16] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
[17] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/5403/productssunblock_guide_31oct11.doc
[18] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/5403/productssunblock_guide_31oct11.pdf
[19] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/5403/productssunblock_particlesize_15nov10.doc
[20] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/5403/productssunblock_particlesize_15nov10_0.pdf
[21] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/5403/productssunblock_sign_31oct11.pdf
[22] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/5403/sunblock_sources.xls
[23] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/spanish/5403/sp_productssunblock_guide_20feb2011_0.doc
[24] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/spanish/5403/sp_productssunblock_guide_20feb2011.pdf
[25] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/spanish/5403/sp_productssunblock_particlesize_20feb2011.pdf
[26] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/spanish/5403/sp_productssunblock_particlesize_20feb2011.doc
[27] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/spanish/5403/8_sp_prodsunblock_guide_fb_15feb2011_0.pdf
[28] http://www.nisenet.org/print/5403#comment-326
[29] http://www.nisenet.org/users/frank_kusiak
[30] http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
[31] http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/browse/sunscreen:+SPF+15-30/
[32] http://www.nisenet.org/user/login?destination=node%2F5403%23comment-form
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