March 24 - April 1, 2012

NanoDays at the Science Museum of Minnesota is part of a nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering.

From March 24 through April 1, come explore the minuscule world of atoms, molecules, and nanoscale forces! Take part in hands-on activities that demonstrate the special and unexpected properties found at the nanoscale. Conduct electricity with a pencil, witness forces stronger than gravity, change the color of a butterfly's wings, and much more!

Don't miss out on this chance to explore the tiny world of nano!

Just what is nano?

Nano is anything that is so small that you measure it in nanometers. A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter—that's 100,000 times smaller than the width of a hair! That means anything nano is really small. Because these particles are so small, they often act differently on the nanoscale. For example, nanoparticles of gold can look red, orange, green, or purple!

Nanotechnology will affect all of us—from everyday things like clothing that won't stain, to extraordinary medical discoveries that will save lives.

For more information about nanotechnology, visit www.whatisnano.org.

NanoDays: Imagine, Discover and Explore a World Too Small to See

Minnesota Children's Museum
Tuesday - Sunday, March 27 - April 1, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and Friday & Saturday 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Bring your little scientists to the Curiosity Center at Minnesota Children's Museum for hands-on activities and experiments that help bring Nano Science to life for young children. Nano science is the study of particles that are one billionth of a meter big—you could line up 10,000 nanometer sized particles and they would only be as wide as a strand of hair. Nanometer-sized things are very small, and often behave differently than larger things do. Learn about how we can already find nano in our everyday lives and explore how special structures at the nanoscale level make natural items like blue morpho butterflies, jeweled beetles, peacock feathers and opals iridescent. Then, make your own shimmering creation to take home.