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The Herschel Experiment can be recreated pretty easily. The NASA/JPL 
Cool Cosmos  site has a detailed write-up-- and lots of other neat stuff 
about IR

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/

Sue Ann Heatherly
NRAO-Green Bank

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Maija Sedzielarz wrote:

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> Does anyone have a suggestion for a simple, inexpensive way to 
> demonstrate, or better yet, let kids experiment with, the idea that 
> light consists of wavelengths beyond visible light, i.e. infrared?
>
> Maija
> Maija Sedzielarz
> Coordinator, School Visit Programs
> Science Museum of Minnesota
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> Explorations - gallery self-guides for teachers and students
> www.smm.org/explorations
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> Experience the human body in all its complexity. Gunther von Hagens' 
> BODY WORLDS: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies is  at the 
> Science Museum of Minnesota only through September 4. Purchase tickets 
> online at www.smm.org/bodyworlds or call (651) 221-9444 for more 
> information.
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