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In this activity, learners make "totally tubular" forms of carbon. Learners use chicken wire to build macro models of carbon nanotubes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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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 that the way a material behaves on the macroscale is affected by its structure on the nanoscale.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how nanotechnology is being used to create new types of protective fabrics.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how nanosized structures can create brilliant color.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity related to nanotechnology, learners observe some of the effects that result from creating a thin layer of material several nanometers thick.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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/demo, learners discover how liquid nitrogen cools a creamy mixture at such a rapid rate that it precipitates super fine grained (nano) ice cream.

$5 - $10 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 investigate how inkjet printers produce tiny, precise drops of ink.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (pages 7-16), learners model various crystal structures with LEGOs. This activity also contains additional links that explain how to create other crystal structures.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, educators can demonstrate how the nanoscale arrangement of atoms dramatically impacts a material’s macroscale behavior.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a nanoscale structure that occurs in nature.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity on page 15 of the PDF, discover how materials and physical forces behave differently at the nanoscale.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity/demo, learners are introduced to the connection between medieval stained glass artisans and nanotechnology.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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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 is a hands-on activity exploring how nanoscale particles are used in mineral sunblocks to increase their transparency.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an activity/demo in which learners are exposed to the difference bewteen hydrophobic surfaces (water repelling) and hydrophilic surfaces (water loving).

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use geometry to predict the shape of carbon. Learners twist and attach chenille stem pieces that represent bonds between different carbon atoms.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity on page 13 of the PDF, learners use a laser pointer (with known wavelength of light) to measure the thickness of a human hair.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes