UV Bead Investigation
This is a hands-on activity station resource in which students learn about UV radiation and its effects on humans, then create a wearable bracelet by stringing UV-reactive beads onto a pipe cleaner. The activity demonstrates how the beads change color and intensity under different conditions such as direct sunlight, shade, greenhouse glass, and under soil.
At a glance
- Materials
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- An educational poster/tri-fold board teaching about UV radiation and its effects on humans
- Pipe cleaners to make bracelets (each visitor will make one bracelet)
- Wire cutters (might be used to cut pipe cleaners)
- UV beads – about five or six per visitor