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Scale Ladder
This poster uses a scale ladder approach to convey the size of the nanoscale and show how objects are related by size.
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Scale Ladders Design Based Research Study (2007)
Front-end evaluation report for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network.
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Guidelines for the Design and Use of Scale Ladders
Professional development training tool to prepare staff and volunteers to facilitate activities that use scale ladders and diagrams to explain how extraordinary small nano is.
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NanoDays 2009 Digital Kit
Digital download of all public engagement and professional development files in the NanoDays 2013 kit designed to engage the public in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology and their impact on society.impact on society.
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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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Sizing Things Down card game
In this activity, learners compete against each other (or the activity facilitator) to organize their hand of cards into lists of objects from largest to smallest.
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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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Cutting It Down to Nano
In this activity, learners cut a small strip of paper in half as many times as they can to explore scale.
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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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At the Nanoscale exhibit
An exhibit that was part of the Nanotechnology: What's the Big Deal? exhibition that aims to show just how super small one billionth of a meter, or one nanometer, really is.
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