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Inspiring Science: Engaging South Florida Students with Nanotechnology Education

The South Florida Science Museum's outreach program reached 50 at-risk students from Title 1 schools, grades 3-5, using innovative hands-on activities centered on nanotechnology. Students participated in "Chemical Concoctions," where they explored atomic-level concepts and created their own 'flubber', while "Nitromania" demonstrated states of matter with dramatic experiments using liquid nitrogen. Field trips to our temporary exhibit, “It’s a Nano-World,” allowed for free exploration, enhancing their understanding of nanotechnology's significance. Tests showed a remarkable knowledge gain from an average pre-test score of 50% to 80% post-program.

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Inspiring Science: Engaging South Florida Students with Nanotechnology Education

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  1. NISE Grant Report South Florida Science Museum

  2. Our Project • Who we reached – 50 Palm Beach County at-risk students from Title 1 schools, grades 3-5 • Provided an outreach program – Chemical Concoctions • Bused the students to the museum to explore our temporary exhibit “It’s a Nano-World” and experience another educational program – Nitromania • Main purpose – introduce nano-content in an engaging way

  3. Integrating Nano-Content Chemical Concoctions: • Understand the differences between the states of matter on an atomic level • Emphasize that to work on a nano-scale with atoms and molecules, scientists would have to work on things that they can’t even see! • Make their own polymer ‘flubber’ – borax, water, glue • Discuss material engineering & importance of nanotechnology in creating new products

  4. Integrating Nano-Content Nitromania: • Explore physical properties of water and nitrogen • Matter changes states right in front of their eyes as they learn the atomic and molecular behavior behind the phenomena • We can work on the nano-scale to improve material strength, change physical and electrical properties, and make things like superfast computer chips, water-repellent fabrics, and really good ice cream. • Make liquid nitrogen ice cream! • LN2 freezes ice cream so fast that the ice crystals that form are super small – down to the nano scale. • These super tiny crystals make the ice cream very smooth. 

  5. ‘It’s a Nano-World’ • Students enjoyed free exploration of the exhibit! • Blood drop ball pit – balls inside represented red and white blood cells • Measure how many nanometers tall you are • View highly magnified photos and guessed what they were • Look through microscopes and magnifiers to view shells, clothing, hair, skin.

  6. Results • Students were given a pre and post test on the material covered in both classes • Average pre-test score – 50% • Average post-test score- 80% • 83% of students showed improvement in content knowledge

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