Self-Assembling Dessert Toppings
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Twin Cities Public Television
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Self-Assembly Activity) about self-assembly, the ability of molecules to assemble themselves according to certain rules. Learners will use food-grade components to create delicious dessert topping-filled gel capsules, macroscale relatives of the capsules nanoscientists make in a lab to carry medicine to targeted cells of the body. Relates to linked video, DragonflyTV Nano: Self-Assembly.
- Under 5 minutes
- 1 to 2 hours
- $10 - $20 per group of students
- Ages 8 - 14
- Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity, Lesson/Lesson Plan
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per group of students)
- eye droppers or straws
- 2 bowls
- blender
- food grade sodium alginate
- food grade <a href="/chemical/27111/nojs" class="hilight_chem ctools-use-modal ctools-modal-smile-chem-modal-style">calcium chloride</a>
- strainer
- measuring cups and spoons
- variety of “filler” ingredients (chocolate, strawberry, maple, and boysenberry syrup)
- food coloring (optional)
Subjects
- Engineering and Technology
- Engineering
- Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Technology
- Medical Technology
- Engineering
- Life Sciences
- Cells
- Human Body
- Medicine
- Physical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Chemical Bonding
- Solutions
- Structure and Properties of Matter
- Chemistry
- The Nature of Science
- Science and Society
- Risks and Benefits
- The Scientific Process
- Conducting Investigations
- Science and Society
- The Nature of Technology
- Technology and Society
- Impacts of Technology
- Technology and Society
Informal Categories
- Food and Cooking
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- taste
- 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:
Source Collection:
- DragonflyTV
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, Twin Cities Public Television, Inc., ©2008
Funding Source:
- National Science Foundation, 741749
