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.
Radio Explorers: Radio Silence
Learners compare and contrast how a variety of materials can block radio waves.
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What am I? Mystery Cards
In this activity, learners guess everyday objects based on their images at the nanoscale.
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Vote Nano!
In this activity, learners will vote on different questions about nanotechnology with marbles in separate containers, and visualize how others have answered the same question.
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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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Surface Area demonstration
In this activity, leaners explore how high surface area to volume ratio causes materials to behave differently by unfolding paper cubes, dropping alka-seltzer in water, and turning potatoes black with iodine.
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The Electric Squeeze
In this activity, learners explore piezoelectricity by making electric sparks, looking at molecular models, and listening to cheesy music from a greeting card.
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Exploring Tools - Transmission Electron Microscopes
In this activity, learners use a model of a transmission electron microscope to image an object by looking at its shadow.
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Exploring Earth: Bear’s Shadow
In this activity, learners move a flashlight around an object to make and experiment with shadows, followed by reading a storybook.
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Spark of Life
In this activity, learners create a battery from two kinds of metal and their own body.
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Nature of Dye
In this activity, learners create their own dyes and art while exploring how chemicals interact.
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