{"id":373321,"date":"2023-06-25T16:10:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T20:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=stem-content&p=373321"},"modified":"2023-07-18T09:45:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T13:45:23","slug":"shape-memory-alloy-activity","status":"publish","type":"stem-content","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem-content\/shape-memory-alloy-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Shape Memory Alloy Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Shape Memory Alloy Activity<\/h3>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Through experimentation and\/or demonstration, students will be introduced to shape memory alloys (SMAs) and how they are being tested to save energy usage on aircraft in the Shape Memory Alloy Activity. This will introduce them the development and testing NASA is conducting, which is the use of SMAs to make aircraft more sustainable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shape-memory-alloys-activity_0.pdf?emrc=3ff43c\">Shape Memory Alloy Activity<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>K\u201312 *hands-on activity recommended for grades 5-12 (for lower grades, the activity is recommended as a demonstration).<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Students will test a piece of nitinol wire (a shape memory alloy) and immerse it in hot water, then compare the outcome to the effect of hot water on a more standard item such as a paperclip. 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