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Fizzy Nano Challenge
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This lesson focuses on how materials behave differently as their surface area increases.
Tiny Tubes
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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.
Surface Area
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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.
Mercury in the Environment
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In this environmental science lesson, learners will examine the dangers of mercury and how humans contribute to growing mercury emissions on Earth.
Best Bubbles
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In this activity, learners experiment with creating various types of bubble solutions and testing which ingredients form longer-lasting bubbles.
Exploring Materials: Liquid Crystals
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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.
Liquid Body Armor
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In this activity, learners explore how nanotechnology is being used to create new types of protective fabrics.
Electroplating
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In this electrochemistry activity, learners will explore two examples of electroplating.
Watching Crystals Grow
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Learners will compare the growth rate and appearance of crystals forming on small rocks to those growing on miscellaneous objects. Learners will also investigate how temperature (warm vs.
Water Clean-up
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Water Clean-up Activity) about the use of reduction agents to decontaminate ground water.
Atoms and Matter (3-6)
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In this activity, learners build models of atoms and molecules, then consider their role in different phases of matter, density, and mixtures and solutions.
Sublime Sublimation
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In this activity, learners explore sublimation by conducting experiments with dry ice.
Radioactive Decay of Candium
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In this simulation, learners use M&M™ candy to explore radioactive isotope decay.
Conductivity Meter
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In this activity, learners build a simple qualitative conductivity tester with a battery, bulb and foil.
Jem's Pykrete Challenge
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In this activity, learners make pykrete by freezing a mixture of water and a material like cotton wool, grass, hair, shredded paper, wood chips, or sawdust.
Introduction to the New Chain Gang
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In this activity, learners use pop-beads to understand the characteristics and properties of polymer chains.
Fireworks!
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In this chemistry lab activity, learners model the colors of fireworks by burning metallic solutions in a flame and observing the different colors produced.
Rubber Band Thermodynamics
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In this demonstration, learners explore the thermal properties of rubber. Learners investigate whether a rubber band contracts or expands when heated.
Chemical Change
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In this chemistry activity, learners explore the amount of copper in a new penny. Learners use toilet bowl cleaner to hollow out the interior of a penny with zinc inside.
What Smart Metal!
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In this activity (pages 3-4), learners investigate the properties of smart materials, which are materials that respond to things that happen around them.