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Zoom Into a Computer Chip posters
Zoom Into a Butterfly Wing poster
Zoom Into the Human Bloodstream poster
This illustration shows the circulatory system across 10 orders of magnitude. Using the conventions of visual perspective the image travels in one continuous "landscape" from the human scale at the top to the atomic scale in the foreground. Placing objects...
Scale Ladder
Scale ladders are diagrams that can quickly convey the size of the nanoscale by showing how objects are related by size. Using existing research on understanding size and scale, the Visualization Laboratory carried out a series of experiments to develop...
Watch and Create! Creativity For Sustainability
In this activity, children and adults work together to explore their relationship with technology and examine ways to make sustainable media consumption choices.
Participants watch a short clip of a cartoon, then try a creative challenge to turn time spent...
Games for the Future
Games for the Future is a set of activities designed to engage participants in futures thinking and learning about the UN’s Global Goals for sustainable development. The games include:
- Cards for Humanity, where players brainstorm ways that members of their...
Exploring the Universe: Nebula Spin Art
In this activity, participants will learn about how gigantic clouds of gas and dust in space, called nebulas, are formed. They'll create their own colorful model nebula using paint and a spinner. Because of the unique quantities and locations of...
NASA Exoplanet Travel Posters
These vintage-style travel posters were produced by NASA to spur the imagination about newly discovered exoplanets (planets beyond our solar system). Use the link to NASA's Exoplanet Travel Bureau below for free, high-res printable posters for your Earth and Space event.
Nature of Dye
"Nature of Dye" allows participants to create their own dyes and art while exploring how chemicals interact, and how these interactions can have real-world applications. Participants predict, observe, and share what they notice as they experiment with the dye. What's...
Exploring the Universe: Filtered Light
"Exploring the Universe: Filtered Light" demonstrates how scientists can use telescopes and other tools to capture and filter different energies of light to study the universe. Most objects in the universe are so distant from us that we can only...
Frankenstein200 Digital Kit
These files contain the complete Frankenstein200 digital kit. This includes all planning and promotional materials; the hands-on activity guides, facilitator guides, and associated graphics and information sheets; facilitator orientation materials and training videos; and pre-made marketing materials, as well as...
Frankenstein200 L.I.F.E. Adventure Guide
This "L.I.F.E. Adventure Guide" will guide participants to each of your events three categories of activities (or "L.I.F.E. Divisions"): the Bioengineering Division, the Robotics Division, and the Responsible Innovation Division.
For those familiar with other NISE projects, the Adventure Guide...
Frankenstein200 Planning and Promotional Materials
Welcome to the Frankenstein200 project!
The downloadable welcome letter covers the basics of the Frankenstein200 project and kit, as well as the evaluation and reporting requirements for institutions that received a physical kit. The letter also includes a full list of...
Frankenstein200 Promotional Banner & L.I.F.E. Event Posters
Frankenstein200 Overview Slides, Notes, and Outline Printout
This product is an overview presentation of the Frankenstein200 project. It covers the project background, a brief history of Mary Shelley and her novel Frankenstein, the Frankenstein200 event, the toolkit and each of the included hands-on activities, as well...
Frankenstein200 Promo Photos
Frankenstein200 Style Guide, Palettes, Fonts, and Logos
Start with the comprehensive style guide! This guide demonstrates how you can use the downloadable fonts, logos, and palettes to create your own event and promotional materials.
Fonts, logos, and palettes are available for both Frankenstein200 and Frankenstein200 L.I.F.E.
Also included are...
Frankenstein200 Tips for Conversation & Project Overview
Frankenstein200 Activity Training Videos
These videos cover each of the Frankenstein200 hands-on activities. They will walk facilitators through the steps for setting up and running each activity, as well as the activities' backgrounds and learning objectives. Activity booklets and facilitator guides can be found on...
Spark of Life
Scribble Bot
In this activity, learners make a toy bot with a surprising ability: it scribbles on a sheet of paper. The activity is designed to prompt conversation and reflection about responsible innovation, inspired by themes raised in Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein.
Monster Mask
Frankentoy
Dough Creature
In this activity, learners make a creature out of conductive dough and use it to create an electrical circuit. The activity is designed to prompt conversation and reflection about responsible innovation, inspired by themes raised in Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein.