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Water Body Salinities I
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In this activity, learners investigate the different salinity levels of oceans, rivers and estuaries.
Conductivity Meter
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In this activity, learners build a simple qualitative conductivity tester with a battery, bulb and foil.
Musical Sculpting Machine: Squeeze Play-Doh to Make Music
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Play-Doh is conductive! Use the semiconductive qualities of Play-Doh to make your own squeezable instrument. Pico Cricket is required.
Fruit Xylophone: Fruit Salad Instrument of the Future!
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This is a perfect summertime lunch activity! Pico Cricket is required (micro controller). First, get a bunch of cut up fruit, line them up, then plug a piece of fruit with a Pico Cricket sensor clip.
Forms of Carbon
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In this activity, educators can demonstrate how the nanoscale arrangement of atoms dramatically impacts a material’s macroscale behavior.
Balloon Nanotubes Tabletop
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This activity introduces learners to the structure and properties of carbon nanotubes.
The Power of Graphene
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This lesson focuses on graphene and its electrical properties and applications.
Making Circuits
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In this activity, learners explore electricity and conductivity to find that many things conduct electricity including copper, pencil lead, fruit, play-doh, and even people!