 On Saturday April 5 and Sunday April 6 ScienceWorks presents Think Small! Nanotech Days at ScienceWork. Think Small! is part of a nation wide NanoDays Event which is supported by The Nanoscale Informal Science Education (NISE) network. NISE is a national community of researchers and informal science educators dedicated to fostering public awareness, engagement, and understanding of nanoscale science and technology.
What is Nanotechnology? Think Small! Really small! Come find out about nanotechnology and its many realms. How does nanotechnology affect our everyday life? What is new and cutting edge in the world of nanotechnology? Many hands on activities including: exploring liquid crystals, experiments with ferrofluid (which is made of nano-sized particles and magnetite suspended in a liquid) and investigating the measurement of a nano. Just how small is a nano?
We will also be presenting two educational films throughout both days; "Let's Talk About It" which explores nanoscale technology and its role in the future and "Same Sides" which discusses the positive and negative application of nanotechnology on the environment.
Join us for a special story time, Saturday and Sunday at 1:30, as we share "What's Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew?" by Robert E. Wells. The book explores particles so small we can't see them even with a microscope! Appropriate for children 5-10.
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