Investigating sunscreens – Resource
In this activity, students use UV beads to investigate the effectiveness of different sunscreen lotions.
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Teaching and Learning Approaches
Student activities are the main feature of this collection, along with a variety of resources for teachers to use in exploring You, Me and UV.
List of Teaching and Learning Approaches resource items
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Investigating UV intensity – Resource
In this activity, students use UV beads to investigate the intensity of UV rays in a range of different situations.
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Karyotypes – Resource
In this activity, students explore the process of amniocentesis and assemble a karyotype.
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Make a printed circuit board – Resource
In this activity, students make a printed circuit board photographically by shining UVA through a negative artwork mask to cure and harden a thin coating of UV sensitive material that covers the copper.
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Modelling DNA – Resource
In this activity, students use lollies to construct a DNA model in order to model a point mutation.
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Rock fluorescence – Resource
In this activity, students use UVA and UVB light sources to identify certain kinds of minerals in rocks.
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The face of melanoma – Resource
In this activity, students examine the lifestyle factors that contribute to skin cancer and prepare information about skin cancer for a child or teenage audience.
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UV bead items – Resource
In this activity, students design and make an item from UV beads that children could easily wear or carry to monitor their exposure to UV.
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Wastewater polishing – Resource
In this activity, students compare the three methods used to polish wastewater.
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Write a secret message – Resource
In this activity, students use a UV light emitting diode pen to write secret messages and investigate a range of objects to see if or how they fluoresce.