Writing for Night Vision
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Twin Cities Public Television
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In this activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Forensics), learners will use a home video camera with a “night vision” mode to test how various inks appear outside the spectrum of visible light. In a darkened room, some messages will be legible with an infrared camera and others will seem to go invisible. Relates to the linked video, DragonflyTV: Forensics.
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 30 to 45 minutes
- Over $20 per group of students
- Ages 8 - 14
- Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per group of students)
- a home video camera with “night vision” option
- several brands and varieties of black ink pens and markers
- varieties of markers of various colors
- white office paper
- a darkened room
Subjects
- Engineering and Technology
- Technology
- Life Sciences
- Human Senses and Perception
- Vision
- Human Senses and Perception
- Physical Sciences
- Light and Optics
- Lenses and Mirrors
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Sunlight and Color
- Vibration and Waves
- Light and Optics
- Light and Optics
- The Nature of Science
- The Scientific Process
- Asking Questions
- Conducting Investigations
- Gathering Data
- Formulating Explanations
- The Scientific Process
Informal Categories
- Crime Science
- Electronics
- Photography and Film/Video
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- see color
- read
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Culture, ethnicity, and gender
Girls
- Highlights STEM opportunities for this group
- Identifies role models or mentors in STEM fields from this group
- Uses inclusive images of people from this group
Other
Components that are part of this resource:
This resource is part of:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
Source Collection:
- DragonflyTV
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, Twin Cities Public Television, Inc., ©2006
Funding Source:
- National Science Foundation, 436260
