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. "Explore Science - Zoom info Nano Mystery Sand" (2016) version designed for groups and community outreach.
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. "Explore Science - Zoom info Nano Mystery Sand" (2016) version designed for groups and community outreach.
TRAINING VIDEOS
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.
NANO CONTENT MAP
Nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanoengineering lead to new knowledge and innovations that weren't possible before.
DOWNLOAD FILES
- Exploring Products Nano Sand - Guide (doc)
- Exploring Products Nano Sand - Guide (pdf)
- Exploring Products Nano Sand - Sign (pdf)
- Exploring Products Nano Sand - Poster (pdf)
- Exploring Products Nano Sand- Sources (xls)
- Packing instructions for the Mystery Sand activity from the Explore Science- Nano kit (pdf)
- Exploring Products Nano Sand - Guide (Spanish) (doc)
- Exploring Products Nano Sand - Guide (Spanish) (pdf)
- Exploring Products Nano Sand - Sign & Guide (Spanish) (pdf)
- Exploring Products Nano Sand - Poster (Spanish) (pdf)
Credits
Science Museum of Minnesota
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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