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Sand, Plants and Pants

In this activity, learners explore how the application of nano-sized particles or coatings can change a bigger materialï¿½ï¿½_s properties. Learners investigate the hydrophobic properties of plants, nano-fabric pants and magic sand.

Keywords:: Surface Tension, Plants, Units of Measurement, Structure and Properties of Matter, NSDL, Biological Science, Nanoscience, Physics, Magic Sand, Conducting Investigations, Chemical Bonding, Chemistry, Hydrophobic Surfaces, Earth System Science, Science and Society, Materials Science, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Life Science, Young Engineers, Nanotechnology, Physical Science, Geoscience, Atomic Structure, Mathematics, Biodiversity, Lotus Effect, Size and Scale, Engineering, General Science, Technology, Impacts of Technology, Chemical Reactions, Education, Hydrophobic

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Authors:: Children's Museum of Houston
Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
National Science Foundation
NISE Network
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: Grade School, Middle School, High School
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States