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Exploring Materials: Thin Films
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn 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. This is a very fun and...
Exploring Structures: Butterfly
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate how some butterfly wings get their color. Learners compare Buttercup and Blue Morpho butterflies and discover what happens when they shine light at each of...
Exploring Materials: Liquid Crystals
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners discover that the way a material behaves on the macroscale is affected by its structure on the nanoscale. Learners investigate the properties of a heat sensitive liquid...
Exploring Materials: Nano Gold
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn 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. Use this activity to...
Exploring Size: Scented Solutions
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsThis 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). Our sense of smell allows us to...
Exploring Structures: DNA
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners create a necklace of wheat germ DNA. Learners add alcohol to wheat germ so that the DNA clumps together. Use this activity to talk about how self-assembly is a process by...
Exploring Materials: Graphene
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate the properties of graphene and graphite. Learners use tape and graphite to make graphene and learn that graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in...
Exploring Size: Measure Yourself
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners mark their height on a height chart and discover how tall they are in nanometers. They learn that although being a billion nanometers tall sounds impressive, it doesn&...
Exploring Forces: Static Electricity
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate what happens when you build up static electricity on plastic balls. Learners discover that electrostatic forces cause smaller balls to suspend in a tube,...
Exploring Forces: Gravity
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn this nanoscience activity, learners discover that it's easy to pour water out of a regular-sized cup, but not out of a miniature cup. They learn that size can affect the way materials like...