Dragonfly TV provides a different approach in science television for kids, it features ordinary children and their own science explorations -- "Real Kids Doing Real Science" -- presented in the style of hip, music videos, with lots of hands-on activities kids can do at home.
701. Size and Scale
What's Nano?
Ebony and Jasmine catch the Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show at Museum of Science in Boston.
Where's Nano?
The kids visit the "Zoom In" exhibit at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center in Chapel Hill.
702. Structure of the Matter
Hockey Sticks
Nicholas and Jordan head to Boston's Museum of Science to learn more about carbon nanotubes.
Butterfly Wings
The kids explore butterfly wings at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham and Duke University.
703. Small is Different
Surface Area
After discovering that ordinary flour dust can be explosive, Lara and Anushua explore the importance of surface to area to volume ratio at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Stained Glass
Alettie and Yvonne visit the Glass Experience exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and learn that nanoparticles are responsible for the colors in some medieval stained glass.
704. Forces at the Nanoscale
Gecko Feet
Jennifer and Nooshin wonder how some lizards can climb rocks so easily. They visit the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley and a lab at the University of California Berkeley to find out why, learning that special, nanoscale hairs on gecko feet are the secret to their amazing climbing abilities.
Nasturtium Leaves
Jasmine and Melinda head to San Francisco's Exploratorium, where they learn that surfaces at the nanoscale aren't always smooth, and that nano hairs on nasturtium leaves cause them to be water repellent.
705. Applications
Self Assembly
Keely and Connor learn about self-assembly at the Children's Museum of Houston.
Bone Regrowth
Kobel, Nathan, and Adam go to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), where they learn that scientists are using nanotechnology to help regenerate nerves and bones.
706. Nanotechnology and Society
Water Clean Up
Taylor and Gabe go to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and learn that nano-iron is being used to neutralize toxins in ground water.
Nanosilver
Sarah and Mande visit the Sciencenter in Ithaca and learn that nanosilver is used in some socks to kill bacteria, keeping them odor-free.
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