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Experimenting with UV-sensitive Beads

Brightly colored beads.
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • big_ideas_2.3
NGSS
  • ps3
  • ps4
Heliophysics Topics
  • electromagnetic_spectrum
  • light

Learners experiment with ultraviolet (UV) light-sensitive plastic beads, which are generally white but turn colors when exposed to UV light.

This activity includes background information, a printable bookmark with the electromagnetic spectrum on it, and a data sheet with a list of materials learners can experiment with to see if they block UV light.