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Thanks Krystal

Where are these available?

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>Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:31:34 -0400
>From: Krystal Glick <[log in to unmask]>  
>Subject: Re: detecting infrared light  
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>I have used ultraviolet sensitive beads with kids to demonstrate that the
>sun gives off more than just visible light.  While indoors, we string them
>up on a lanyard or on a pipe cleaner (for a bracelet).  Then we take them
>outside and watch them change from clear to their various colors.  I call
>them sunburn detectors.  The kids love them!
>
>Krystal Glick
>Educator
>Whitaker Center
>Harrisburg, PA
>www.whitakercenter.org
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Informal Science Education Network
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>Subject: detecting infrared light
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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
>120 W. Kellogg Blvd.
>St. Paul MN 55102
>651-221-4554
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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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