Short Activities
Short activities are brief hands-on experiences lasting less than 15 minutes for small groups of people.
They are often presented at a table, cart, or demonstration space in a variety of settings such as a museum exhibit gallery, classroom, or other public or group setting. Multiple short activities can be combined to form a longer activity.
Exploring Materials - Graphene
In this activity, learners will use tape and graphite to make graphene and test the conductivity of graphite.
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Big Fish, Little Fish
In this activity, learners investigate biomagnification through a short visual demonstration followed by an interactive game.
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Exploring Products - Liquid Crystal Displays
In this activity, learners investigate temperature-sensitive liquid crystal sheets and liquid crystal displays from a calculator.
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Robots & People
In this activity, learners imagine and draw a robot for a particular task after a quick presentation on robots and nanobots.
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Exploring Size - Moving Molecules
In this activity, learners use an air cannon toy to spin pinwheels to explore what makes up air.
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Exploring Materials - Polarizers
In this activity, learners experiment how polarizers affect light by using two polarizing sheets and overlapping layers of transparent tape.
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Event Passports for Building with Biology events
Visitor "passports" can be used at your Building with Biology event to collect stamps at hands-on activity stations and scientists they've talked to.
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Online Workshop Recording: Nano Brown-Bag: Engaging Younger Audiences with Nanoscale Science
Online professional development workshop recording (2017).
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Exploring the Universe: Objects in Motion
In this activity, learners use "orbiting" clay balls to make simple, functioning models of interacting objects in space.
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Exploring the Universe: Space Guess Quest Game
In this activity, learners play a yes-or-no question guessing game that identifies the many types of objects in space, from human-made spacecraft to nebulas, galaxies, stars, and worlds.
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