Traveling Nanoparticles Model
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Twin Cities Public Television
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF) about diffusion of small molecules across cell membranes. Learners will use gelatin to represent a cell and dye to represent molecules to model how small molecules such as nanoparticles can penetrate living environments. Relates to linked video, DragonflyTV: Nanosilver.
- 45 to 60 minutes
- 1 to 7 days
- $10 - $20 per group of students
- Ages 8 - 14
- Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity, Lesson/Lesson Plan, Model
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per group of students)
- unflavored gelatin
- brownie pan
- circular cookie cutter
- petroleum jelly or cooking oil
- blue food coloring
- blue RIT dye
- methylene blue (from a fish or pet store)
- 3 aluminum pie pans or equivalent
- ruler
- cupcake sprinkles, small candies, or jellybeans
Subjects
- Engineering and Technology
- Engineering
- Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Engineering
- Life Sciences
- Cells
- Cell Structure and Function
- Ecology
- Human Impact
- Human Body
- Health and Nutrition
- Cells
- Mathematics
- Data Analysis and Probability
- Data Analysis
- Data Collection
- Data Representation
- Measurement
- Rate
- Representation
- Data Analysis and Probability
- Physical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Chemistry of Life
- States of Matter
- Liquids
- Chemistry
- The Nature of Science
- Science and Society
- Risks and Benefits
- The Scientific Process
- About Inquiry
- Asking Questions
- Conducting Investigations
- Gathering Data
- Formulating Explanations
- Communicating Results
- Science and Society
- The Nature of Technology
- Technology and Society
- Impacts of Technology
- Technology and the Environment
- Technology and Society
Informal Categories
- Model Building
- Nature and Environment
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- see color
- read
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Components that are part of this resource:
Includes alignment to state and/or national standards
This resource is part of:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- Forbes, Dr. Neil; Twin Cities Public Television, Inc.
Source Collection:
- DragonflyTV
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, Twin Cities Public Television, Inc., ©2008
Funding Source:
- National Science Foundation, 741749
