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Exploring Forces - Gravity

In this nanoscience activity, learners discover that it's easy to pour water out of a regular-sized cup, but not out of a miniature cup. They learn that size can affect the way materials like water behave. They will also get introduced to the concept of surface tension and intermolecular attraction at the macro scale and the nano scale. This is a great activity for a NanoDays celebration, but can be used on its own....

Keywords:: Attraction, Surface Tension, Gravitational Force, Liquids, Structure and Properties of Matter, NSDL, Physics, Conducting Investigations, Nanoscale, Chemical Bonding, Nanometers, Chemistry, Nano, Gravitational Forces, Space Science, Materials Science, Young Engineers, Water, Nanotechnology, Physical Science, NanoDays, Forces, Geoscience, Nanometer, Mathematics, Motion and Forces, Molecules, Size and Scale, Engineering, General Science, Technology, Van Der Waals, Education, Gravity

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Science and Technology / Astronomy

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: June 8, 2020
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