Nano Dreams and Nano Nightmares

TYPE: Theater and Stage Presentations
AUDIENCE: Ages 4 - Adult
TOPIC: Nanotechnology
In this stage presentation, learners are introduced to nanoscale science with humor and puppetry.
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DESCRIPTION

Nano Dreams and Nano Nightmares is a big comedy about small things for families with children under the age of ten. This fifteen minute play incorporates puppetry and humor to introduce audiences to nanoscale science.

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  • An actor in a blue lab coat has a confused look on his face while interacting with a puppet character
  • A puppet looking a picture of a mouse that has been placed on a stick.
  • two puppeteers on stage interacting with their puppets
  • An actor with a blue lab coat on stage with a puppet talking about nano
  • An actor in a blue lab coat has a confused look on his face while interacting with a puppet character
  • A puppet looking a picture of a mouse that has been placed on a stick.
  • two puppeteers on stage interacting with their puppets
  • An actor with a blue lab coat on stage with a puppet talking about nano

DESCRIPTION

Nano Dreams and Nano Nightmares is a big comedy about small things for families with children under the age of ten. This fifteen minute play incorporates puppetry and humor to introduce audiences to nanoscale science.

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OBJECTIVES

BIG IDEA

Things on the nanoscale are very, very small and behave differently than they do at the macro scale.

LEARNING GOALS

  • Understand that molecules and atoms are always shaking, sticking and sliding.

  • Understand that things on the nanoscale behave differently than on the “big” or macro scale.

  • Be aware that there are potential positive and negative impacts of nanoscale technology.

NANO CONTENT MAP

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

Nanotechnologies—and their costs, utility, risks, and benefits—are closely interconnected with society and with our values.

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TYPE:
Educational Resources
AUDIENCE:
Ages 4 - Adult
LANGUAGES:
English
ADDITIONAL TOPICS: Engineering and Technology Nanotechnology Societal Topics Science and Society
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Credits

YEAR CREATED
2008
PROJECT
OWNING INSTITUTION

Science Museum of Minnesota

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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