Nanoscale Activity: How Small are Nanotubes?
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Audience: Middle school class
Time Needed: 20 minutes (45 minutes if using modified version)
Objectives:
- To develop an appreciation for the scale of the nanometer, specifically as it relates to carbon nanotubes
Activity Materials:
- Rope of ~12.5 m (41 feet)
- Metric rulers
- Various tubular items with a range of diameters (i.e. paper towel tube, dowel rod, pencil, birthday candle, toothpick, pencil lead)
- An overhead projector
Supplemental Materials:
- Transparencies (pdf)
- Handout: Student Reference (pdf)
- Worksheet (pdf)
