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.
Online Workshop Nano Brown-Bag: Engaging Younger Audiences with Nanoscale Science
Online professional development workshop recording.
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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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Exploring the Solar System: Story Blocks
Every space mission has a story. In this activity, learners use blocks to tell a creative story about planning a space mission to explore the Moon together.
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Exploring Structures - Butterfly
In this activity, learners investigate how some butterfly wings get their color and that some wings get their color from the nanoscale structures on the wings instead of pigments.
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Self-Assembly in Crystals
In this activity, learners explore self-assembly through an interactive demonstration on crystallization.
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Nanotechnology Spin-a-Prize!
In this activity, learners discover the basics of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology through a game show format.
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Exploring Properties - Electric Squeeze
In this activity, learners investigate the properties of piezoelectric materials using an ammeter, piezo disk, and piezo buzzer.
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Exploring Tools - Mystery Shapes
In this activity, learners use their sense of touch to investigate hidden objects.
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Exploring Materials - Stained-Glass Windows
In this activity, learners use contact paper and colored tissue paper to create a "nanoparticle stained-glass" window.
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