Lesson Idea | Glow in the Dark

Description

Students will explore how different types of light affect a glow-in-the-dark material in this experiment. They will use glow-in-the-dark vinyl, a UV LED, batteries, a CD, and a flashlight to investigate colors of light that are not usually visible. During the activity, students will observe how ultraviolet light causes the glow-in-the-dark material to glow brightly. They will use their observations to explore the relationship between different types of light and the glow produced by the material. Through this experiment, students will understand that there are colors of light beyond what we can see.

Standards Alignment

• MS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
• MS-PS4-2
Develop and use a model to describe how waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
• MS-PS4-3
Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.