Adventures at Nanoscale: Superconductivity

鉴于我们的资源，存在着电力的模型，以及如何改善其发电和利用的想法是一项重要的探索。这个CRPA项目将通过描述电、纳米科学和超导之间的关系来激发目标受众的思考。4-8年级的观众、家长和老师将带着一种新的科学意识和它的可能性从观看视频中走出来。这个项目是由物理学教师、通信专业人员堪萨斯大学自然历史博物馆的教育工作者和密苏里州堪萨斯城的Bazillion Pictures以及独立评估者合作完成的。这段8-10分钟的动画视频旨在吸引、娱乐和激发人们对电的工作原理以及如何在纳米分子中使用/产生超导电性的思考。大多数人打开电气开关并使用结果时，丝毫不知道电是如何到达开关的，它是如何产生的，以及需要什么资源才能让它在“开关一动”时就出现在那里。此外，大多数人没有考虑或没有足够的背景知识来理解如何提高这一资源的效率和使用。这个项目可以弥补这一差距，如果成功，将极大地改变公众对科学的理解。

The idea that there are models in existence for electricity and how to improve its generation and utilization is an important quest in light of our resources. This CRPA project will stimulate the target audience's thinking by describing the relationships between electricity, nanoscience, and superconductivity. An audience of 4th-8th graders, parents, and teachers will come away from watching the video with a new sense of science and its possibilities. This project is a collaboration between physics faculty, educators at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum, a communications professional, and the Bazillion Pictures of Kansas City, Missouri along with independent evaluators.An animated video of 8-10 minutes is intended to engage, entertain, and provoke thought on how electricity works and how it could be used/generated in nano-molecules to derive superconductivity. Most individuals turn on the electrical switch and use the result without the slightest understanding of how electricity arrived at the switch, how it was generated and what resources are needed for it to be there at the "flip of a switch." Further, most do not consider or have sufficient background knowledge to understand how the efficiency and use of this resource might be improved. This project could bridge this gap which if successful would be highly transformative in the public understanding of science.