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Magic Sand / Nanosurfaces

This is an activity/demo in which learners are exposed to the difference bewteen hydrophobic surfaces (water repelling) and hydrophilic surfaces (water loving). This activity also demonstrates how changing the size of material to nanoscale changes its behavior at the macroscale. The instructions assume that Magic Sand is performed as a demonstration, but it works great a a hands-on activity as well....

Keywords:: Hydrophilic, Liquids, NSDL, Nanoscience, Physics, Chemical Bonding, Chemistry, Hydrophobic Surfaces, Solids, Nano, Life Science, Young Engineers, Water, Nanotechnology, Physical Science, Sand, Hydrophilic Surfaces, Polarity, Geoscience, Mathematics, Nanoengineering, Size and Scale, Engineering, Technology, Hydrophobic

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Science and Technology / Biology

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Authors:: Nanoscle Informal Science Education Network
National Science Foundation
NISE Network
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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
Accessibility Information Available:: Unknown
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States