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NanoDays Collection Book
Digital book of all public engagement materials from NanoDays 2008-2015 designed to engage the public in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology and their impact on society impact on society.
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Exploring Fabrication - Electroplating
In this activity, learners coat a nickel coin with nanometer-thin layers of copper using the electroplating process.
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Whatisnano.org website
Learners may explore more about nanotechnology and learn more about the science behind NanoDays activities and Nano exhibition experiences including Audio Description for the exhibition.
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NanoDays Planning Guide
Professional development guide for educators on planning and promoting a NanoDays event.
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Nano & Society Posters
Posters featuring the science and society connections for nanotechnology; accompanied by a facilitator guide
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Exploring Size - Powers of Ten Game
In this activity, learners compete to organize their hand of cards into lists of objects from largest to smallest.
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Exploring Size - Memory Game
In this activity, learners play a card game exploring the different size scales - macro, micro and nano - objects within these different scales and the way these objects are measured.
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Exploring Products - Nano Sand
In this activity, learners explore how water behaves differently when it comes in contact with nano sand and regular sand.
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Exploring Forces - Static Electricity
In this activity, learners discover that electrostatic forces cause smaller balls to be suspended in a tube while larger ones fall to the bottom.
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Exploring Size - StretchAbility
In this activity, learners use a "hands and feet-on" game that explores the different sizes of things in the world.
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Zoom Into the Human Bloodstream poster
An illustrated poster showing the human bloodstream across ten orders of magnitude; various printing formats with and without annotation included along with formative evaluation.
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NanoDays Promotional Material and Logos
Promotional materials for NanoDays activities including logos, colors, and graphics in multiple formats.
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Exploring Products - Nano Fabrics
In this activity, learners investigate the hydrophobic properties of pants made from nano fabric and ordinary fabric.
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Exploring Tools - Special Microscopes
In this activity, learners use a flexible magnet as a model for a scanning probe microscope.
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Exploring Structures - Buckyballs
In this activity, learners fold up a precut shape to make a model of a buckyball.
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Exploring Size - Measure Yourself
In this activity, learners mark their height on a height chart and discover how tall they are in nanometers.
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Exploring Materials - Ferrofluid
In this activity, learners investigate the properties of ferrofluid and magnetic black sand, learning that the surprising difference in the behavior of these two materials is due to size.
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Exploring Materials - Liquid Crystals
In this activity, learners will investigate the properties of a heat sensitive liquid crystal and make their own liquid crystal sensor to take home.
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Exploring Size - Tiny Ruler
In this activity, learners investigating just how small a billionth of a meter is by repeatedly cutting a paper ruler in half.
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Exploring Size - Scented Solutions
In this activity, learners sniff a series of diluted scent solutions to discover they can smell nano-sized particles they can't see.
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Exploring Forces - Gravity
In this activity, learners will discover that size can affect the way materials like water behave.
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NanoDays 2010 Digital Kit
Digital download of all public engagement and professional development files in the NanoDays 2010 kit designed to engage the public in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology and their impact on society.impact on society.
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Buy It, Or Better Not?
In this activity, learners consider the costs, risks, and benefits of nanoparticles in various products.
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Online Workshop Nano Brown-Bag: Engaging Younger Audiences with Nanoscale Science
Online professional development workshop recording.
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NanoDays: A NISE Network Guide to Creating Activity Kits, Building Communities, and Inspiring Learning
Professional development training tool to prepare staff and volunteers to create their own activity kits, build a community network, create an event, and engage visitors about nanotechnology and other science topics.
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