As the Sun Burns (Part One)

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As the Sun Burns (Part One)

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"As the Sun Burns" will discuss the affects of the invisible ultra-violet (UV) rays emitted by the sun. These are the rays that cause our skin to burn and affect global warming. Paul's guest experts are a Solar Scientist an Opthamologist, and a Dermatologist who will explain the affects of these rays and how we can best protect ourselves. The classroom activities provide an exciting level of investigation using (inexpensive to order) UV sensitive beads. The investigations test the beads with various levels of sunscreen protection, and can test the quality of UV protecting sunglasses. Surprises await when using the beads on cloudy days.

Education Levels:

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Astronomy, Biological And Life Sciences, Biology, Botany, Earth Science, Ecology, Space Sciences, Technology

Resource Type:

Curriculum support, Event

Medium:

PDF, RealAudio

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

NASA Ames Research Center

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Keywords:

Sun, Solar, UV radiation, Ultraviolet radiation, Ultraviolet rays, UV beads, Global warming, Ozone, Environment, Sunglasses, Sunscreen, Plants, Animals, Solar rays, Pollution, Webcasts

Mediator:

Elementary school teachers, Middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers

Language:

English

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Essential Resources:

Grade 2-4 Curriculum / Class Activity (UV Beads Experiment) is at http://solar-center.stanford.edu/webcast/wcpdf/SunBurns2-4.pdf; Grade 5-8 Curriculum / Class Activity (Experiments with UV beads; sunglasses and sunscreen) is at http://solar-center.stanford.edu/webcast/wcpdf/SunBurns5-8.pdf; Grade 9-12 Curriculum / Class Activity (UV Beads Experiment. Write a report on Global Warming; ozone

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As the Sun Burns (Part One)

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