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Exploring Materials: Nano Gold
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  In this activity, learners discover that nanoparticles of gold can appear red, orange or even blue. They learn that a material can act differently when it’s nanometer-sized.
   
Exploring Products: Nano Sand
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  In this activity, learners explore how water behaves differently when it comes in contact with "nano sand" and regular sand.
   
Exploring Tools: Special Microscopes
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  In this activity, learners use a flexible magnet as a model for a scanning probe microscope (SPM). They learn that SPMs are an example of a special tool that scientists use to work on the nanoscale.
   
Exploring Materials: Thin Films
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  In this activity, learners create a colorful bookmark using a super thin layer of nail polish on water. Learners discover that a thin film creates iridescent, rainbow colors.
   
Exploring Size: Tiny Ruler
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  In this activity, learners investigate just how small a billionth of a meter is by attempting to cut a paper ruler down to a nanometer-sized sliver.
   
Exploring Materials: Hydrogel
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  In this activity, learners discover how a super-absorbing material can be used to move a straw.
   
Thirsty Candle
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  In this activity, learners will explore the dynamics of air pressure by using a candle, a cup, and a dish of water.
   
Exploring Size: Scented Balloons
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  In this activity, learners use their sense of smell to explore the world on the nanoscale.
  Caterpillar Measure
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  In this activity, young learners use different-sized paper 'caterpillars' and various household items to predict and measure their height.
   
Exploring Size: Measure Yourself
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  In this activity, learners mark their height on a height chart and discover how tall they are in nanometers.
   
Exploring Products: Nano Fabrics
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  In this activity, learners explore how the application of nano-sized "whiskers" can protect clothing from stains.
   
Exploring Size: Memory Game
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  In this activity, learners play a card game that explores different size scales--macro, micro and nano.
   
Exploring the Universe: Nebula Spin Art
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  In this activity, participants will learn about how gigantic clouds of gas and dust in space, called nebulas, are formed. They'll create their own colorful model nebula using paint and a spinner.
   
Exploring Forces: Static Electricity
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  In this activity, learners investigate what happens when you build up static electricity on plastic balls.
   
Exploring Materials: Ferrofluid
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  In this activity, learners discover that a material can act differently when it's nanometer-sized.
   
Número misterioso
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  Combine la lógica y los números en este juego para todas las edades.
   
What am I?
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  In this activity, learners examine nanoscale structures of common things.
   
Place Matters: How Sound Changes Due to Environment
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  This is an online simulation of how sound changes due to environment. How does place--like a cave, a pier, or a forest--affect certain sounds?
   
Exploring Size: Scented Solutions
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  This is an activity in which learners will find that they can detect differences in concentration better with their nose (smelling) than with their eyes (seeing).
   
Exploring Materials: Graphene
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  In this activity, learners investigate the properties of graphene and graphite.
  