DESCRIPTION
"Exploring Tools - Mitten Challenge" is a hands on activity in which visitors build a Lego® structure while wearing mittens. They learn that it is difficult to build small things when your tools are too big.
DESCRIPTION
"Exploring Tools - Mitten Challenge" is a hands on activity in which visitors build a Lego® structure while wearing mittens. They learn that it is difficult to build small things when your tools are too big.
OBJECTIVES
BIG IDEA
Scientists and engineers need special tools and equipment to work on the nanoscale.
LEARNING GOALS
Scientists and engineers need special tools and equipment to work on the nanoscale.
In the field of nanotechnology, researcher study and make tiny things that are measured in nanometers.
NANO CONTENT MAP
Scientists and engineers have formed the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology by investigating properties and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.
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- Exploring Tools Mitten Challenge - Guide (DOC)
- Exploring Tools Mitten Challenge - Guide (PDF)
- Exploring Tools Mitten Challenge - Sign (PDF)
- Exploring Tools Mitten Challenge - "Build a House" Sheet (DOC)
- Exploring Tools Mitten Challenge - "Build a House" Sheet (PDF)
- Exploring Tools Mitten Challenge - Sources (XLS)
- Exploring Tools Mitten Challenge - Materials (jpg)
- Exploring Tools Mitten Challenge - Guide (Spanish) (DOC)
- Exploring Tools Mitten Challenge - Guide (Spanish) (PDF)
- Exploring Tools Mitten Challenge - Sign & Guide (Spanish) (PDF)
- Exploring Tools Mitten Challenge - "Build a House" Sheet (Spanish) (PDF)
- Exploring Tools Mitten Challenge - "Build a House" Sheet (Spanish) (DOC)
Credits
Sciencenter
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.
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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