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Exploring Size - Scented Balloons

In this activity, learners use their sense of smell to explore the world on the nanoscale. Learners discover that we can smell some things that are too small to see, and that a nanometer is a billionth of a meter. SAFETY: The balloons are latex. In addition to posting the included sign, you may wish to verbally warn learners of possible sensitivities or allergies to latex....

Keywords:: Life Science, Young Engineers, Senses, Nanotechnology, Sense of Smell, Nanometer, Units of Measurement, Measurement, NSDL, Biological Science, Mathematics, Smell, Nanoscience, Physics, Size and Scale, Engineering, Engineering and Technology, Human Senses and Perception, Life Sciences, Technology, Nanoscale, Nanometers, Balloons

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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 3, 2021
Authors:: Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
National Science Foundation
NISE Network
Sciencenter
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: Grade School, Middle School, High School
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States