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This lesson focuses on how materials behave differently as their surface area increases.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this demonstration, learners discover that nanoparticles behave differently, in part because they have a high surface area to volume ratio.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover why some nanoscale science and technology is done in the controlled environment of a clean room, what clean rooms are like, and how scientists help keep the clean r

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPM) and then work in teams using a pencil to explore and identify the shape of objects they cannot see, just as SPMs do at the nano

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity/demo about piezoelectricity, learners discover how some crystals produce electricity when squeezed.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use chemistry to “self-assemble” gummy shapes. Learners discover that self-assembly is a process by which molecules and cells form themselves into functional structures.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a nanorover model using styrofoam meat trays and a balloon.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 8 - 14
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In this activity/demo, learners investigate biobarcodes, a nanomedical technology that allows for massively parallel testing that can assist with disease diagnosis.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity/demo introduces learners to aerogel, a glass nanofoam. Learners discover how aerogel is made and how well it insulates as well as learn about aerogel's other unique properties.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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This lesson focuses on how nanotechnology has impacted our society and how engineers have learned to explore the world at the nanoscale.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners examine antibodies and antibody recognition using a model.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners design a therapeutic agent to image and/or cure various diseases in the respiratory system.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Where's Nano? Activity) about identifying nanoscale objects and phenomena in today's world.

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners play with surprising sand that doesn’t get wet! Learners explore how water behaves differently when it comes in contact with "magic sand" and regular sand.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This lesson focuses on how nanotechnology has impacted the design and engineering of many everyday items from paint to fabrics.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This lesson focuses on surface area and how the shape of sugar crystals may differ as they are grown from sugars of different coarseness.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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This is a demonstration about how nature inspires nanotechnology. It is easily adapted into a hands-on activity for an individual or groups.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners imagine what the world might look like if we could build an elevator to space!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity on page 13 of the PDF, use a special plastic card that has been painted with a chemical that changes color when it is in UV light.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity on page 10 of the PDF, learners develop an experiment to answer the following question: "How much water can the hydrogel in a baby diaper hold?" Use this activity to explore polymers,

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes