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National Informal STEM Education Network: Educational Resources
National Informal STEM Education Network

The NISE Network’s educational materials are designed to explore current STEM with a wide range of public audiences in informal learning settings.

National Informal STEM Education Network: I Spy Nano!
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this activity, learners try to find images of nano-related objects on a game board.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Nano Around the World Card Game
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners are asked to assume the role of their character to find nanotechnologies that might benefit them and reflect on the potential uses of nanotechnology across the globe.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Tools - 3D Imaging
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners use 3D glasses to discover what ordinary objects look like under magnification.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Horton Hears a Who! Storytime
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners make paper elephant ears to wear and listen to “Horton Hears a Who!” by Dr. Seuss before exploring scent molecules.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Kinetic Sand
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners investigate and compare the properties of Kinetic Sand and regular sand.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Build a Battery
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners learn build their own batteries with metal and felt washers.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Size - Scented Solutions
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners sniff a series of diluted scent solutions to discover they can smell nano-sized particles they can’t see.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Cutting It Down to Nano
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners cut a small strip of paper in half as many times as they can to explore scale.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Structures - Buckyballs
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners fold up a precut shape to make a model of a buckyball.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Nano & Society - You Decide!
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity,  learners sort and prioritize cards with new nanotechnologies according to their own values and the values of others.

National Informal STEM Education Network: DNA Nanotechnology
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners extract a sample of DNA from split peas and put it in an Eppendorf tube to take home.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Sand, Plants and Pants
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners explore how the application of nano-sized particles or substances can change a bigger material’s properties.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Building with Biology - Kit of Parts
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners explore the engineering aspect of synthetic biology by solving challenges through building a model cell.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring the Solar System - Big Sun, Small Moon
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners explore the concept of the apparent size by looking at models of celestial bodies at different distances.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Aerogel
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners see and interact with the nanomaterial aerogel and discover its unique properties.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring the Solar System - Magnetic Fields
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners use magnets and metal items to learn about magnetic fields of the Earth, the Sun, and other objects in the universe.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Gum and Chocolate
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners practice observation and prediction skills as they experience an interesting chemical reaction in their mouths by chewing chocolate and gum at the same time.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Properties - Capillary Action
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners explore how liquids flow in narrow spaces.

National Informal STEM Education Network: DIY Nano
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this series of Short Activities, families of learners can experience and learn about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology at home or on the go!

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Showing 1 - 20 of 37
National Informal STEM Education Network: Educational Resources
National Informal STEM Education Network

The NISE Network’s educational materials are designed to explore current STEM with a wide range of public audiences in informal learning settings.

National Informal STEM Education Network: I Spy Nano!
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this activity, learners try to find images of nano-related objects on a game board.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Nano Around the World Card Game
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners are asked to assume the role of their character to find nanotechnologies that might benefit them and reflect on the potential uses of nanotechnology across the globe.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Tools - 3D Imaging
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners use 3D glasses to discover what ordinary objects look like under magnification.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Horton Hears a Who! Storytime
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners make paper elephant ears to wear and listen to “Horton Hears a Who!” by Dr. Seuss before exploring scent molecules.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Kinetic Sand
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners investigate and compare the properties of Kinetic Sand and regular sand.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Build a Battery
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners learn build their own batteries with metal and felt washers.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Size - Scented Solutions
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners sniff a series of diluted scent solutions to discover they can smell nano-sized particles they can’t see.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Cutting It Down to Nano
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners cut a small strip of paper in half as many times as they can to explore scale.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Structures - Buckyballs
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners fold up a precut shape to make a model of a buckyball.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Nano & Society - You Decide!
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity,  learners sort and prioritize cards with new nanotechnologies according to their own values and the values of others.

National Informal STEM Education Network: DNA Nanotechnology
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners extract a sample of DNA from split peas and put it in an Eppendorf tube to take home.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Sand, Plants and Pants
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners explore how the application of nano-sized particles or substances can change a bigger material’s properties.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Building with Biology - Kit of Parts
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners explore the engineering aspect of synthetic biology by solving challenges through building a model cell.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring the Solar System - Big Sun, Small Moon
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners explore the concept of the apparent size by looking at models of celestial bodies at different distances.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Aerogel
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners see and interact with the nanomaterial aerogel and discover its unique properties.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring the Solar System - Magnetic Fields
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners use magnets and metal items to learn about magnetic fields of the Earth, the Sun, and other objects in the universe.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Gum and Chocolate
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners practice observation and prediction skills as they experience an interesting chemical reaction in their mouths by chewing chocolate and gum at the same time.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Properties - Capillary Action
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners explore how liquids flow in narrow spaces.

National Informal STEM Education Network: DIY Nano
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this series of Short Activities, families of learners can experience and learn about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology at home or on the go!

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Showing 1 - 20 of 37
National Informal STEM Education Network: Educational Resources
National Informal STEM Education Network

The NISE Network’s educational materials are designed to explore current STEM with a wide range of public audiences in informal learning settings.

National Informal STEM Education Network: I Spy Nano!
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this activity, learners try to find images of nano-related objects on a game board.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Nano Around the World Card Game
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners are asked to assume the role of their character to find nanotechnologies that might benefit them and reflect on the potential uses of nanotechnology across the globe.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Tools - 3D Imaging
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners use 3D glasses to discover what ordinary objects look like under magnification.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Horton Hears a Who! Storytime
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners make paper elephant ears to wear and listen to “Horton Hears a Who!” by Dr. Seuss before exploring scent molecules.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Kinetic Sand
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners investigate and compare the properties of Kinetic Sand and regular sand.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Build a Battery
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners learn build their own batteries with metal and felt washers.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Size - Scented Solutions
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners sniff a series of diluted scent solutions to discover they can smell nano-sized particles they can’t see.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Cutting It Down to Nano
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners cut a small strip of paper in half as many times as they can to explore scale.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Structures - Buckyballs
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners fold up a precut shape to make a model of a buckyball.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Nano & Society - You Decide!
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity,  learners sort and prioritize cards with new nanotechnologies according to their own values and the values of others.

National Informal STEM Education Network: DNA Nanotechnology
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners extract a sample of DNA from split peas and put it in an Eppendorf tube to take home.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Sand, Plants and Pants
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners explore how the application of nano-sized particles or substances can change a bigger material’s properties.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Building with Biology - Kit of Parts
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners explore the engineering aspect of synthetic biology by solving challenges through building a model cell.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring the Solar System - Big Sun, Small Moon
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners explore the concept of the apparent size by looking at models of celestial bodies at different distances.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Aerogel
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners see and interact with the nanomaterial aerogel and discover its unique properties.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring the Solar System - Magnetic Fields
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners use magnets and metal items to learn about magnetic fields of the Earth, the Sun, and other objects in the universe.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Gum and Chocolate
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners practice observation and prediction skills as they experience an interesting chemical reaction in their mouths by chewing chocolate and gum at the same time.

National Informal STEM Education Network: Exploring Properties - Capillary Action
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this Short Activity, learners explore how liquids flow in narrow spaces.

National Informal STEM Education Network: DIY Nano
National Informal STEM Education Network

In this series of Short Activities, families of learners can experience and learn about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology at home or on the go!