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.
Systems Scramble
In this activity, learners will have conversations about how systems work, and how we can work together to better understand systems and work toward creating a more sustainable future.
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Dough Creature
In this activity, learners experiment with conductive dough to make a creature and use it to create an electrical circuit.
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Chemistry is Colorful
In this activity, learners try to solve the mystery of which ink came from what marker by using colorful paper chromatography.
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Exploring the Solar System: Mission to Space board game
In this activity, learners play a board game in which they represent a team of scientists and engineers sending a spacecraft on a mission to space.
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Neuro Futures Card Game
Prioritize cards with new neurotechnologies according to your own values and the values of others.
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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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Biomimicry: From Nature to Nanotech
In this long activity, learners will engage in activities showing various natural phenomena that scientists and engineers have emulated to address human problems.
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Invisible Sunblock
In this activity, learners compare nano and non-nano sunblock products to discover the effect of particle size on visibility.
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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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Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs): Cart Version
In this activity, learners explore OLEDs through presentations and a spin coater demonstration. Instructions are included for facilitators to pre-make the OLEDs and the spin coater.
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