DESCRIPTION
"Exploring Properties - UV Bracelets" is a hands-on activity in which visitors use ultraviolet light to change the color of beads that contain photochromic dye. They learn that the UV beads change color as a result of nanoscale shifts in the shape of the dye molecules. "Explore Science - Zoom info Nano UV Bracelets" (2016) version designed for groups and community outreach.
DESCRIPTION
"Exploring Properties - UV Bracelets" is a hands-on activity in which visitors use ultraviolet light to change the color of beads that contain photochromic dye. They learn that the UV beads change color as a result of nanoscale shifts in the shape of the dye molecules. "Explore Science - Zoom info Nano UV Bracelets" (2016) version designed for groups and community outreach.
TRAINING VIDEOS
OBJECTIVES
BIG IDEA
The way a material behaves on the macroscale is affected by its structure on the nanoscale.
LEARNING GOALS
The way a material behaves on the macroscale is affected by its structure on the nanoscale.
The UV beads in this activity change color as a result of nanoscale shifts in the shape of their molecules.
NANO CONTENT MAP
Scientists and engineers have formed the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology by investigating properties and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.
DOWNLOAD FILES
- Exploring Properties - UV Bracelets Activity Guide (pdf)
- Exploring Properties - UV Bracelets Sign (pdf)
- Packing Instructions for the UV Bracelet activity from the Explore Science - Nano kit (pdf)
- Exploring Properties - UV Bracelets Kit Materials (jpg)
- Exploring Properties - UV Bracelets Activity Guide (Spanish) (pdf)
- Exploring Properties - UV Bracelets Sign (Spanish) (pdf)
Credits
Science Museum of Minnesota
Developed for the NISE Network with funding from the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 0532536 and 0940143. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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