Great Teaching Ideas with Solar Beads!

* Use some string, leather lacing or shoelaces to make UV bead bracelets or necklaces.

* Show kids the difference with the UV Beads of inside lighting to outside sunlight. Go into the shade of a tree. Go inside a vehicle (parking brake on please!).

* Show kids the difference between different strength sun blocks using a glass or tube or plastic Ziploc bag with sun block on it and putting the UV beads inside the glass, tube or bag.

* Test your sunglasses and eyeglasses to see how much UV light gets through into your eyes!

* Test different types of glass (vehicles, school windows, glass doors) and light bulbs (CFL, LED, florescent and black lights).

* Teach kids what makes the the Solar Beads change color (UV Light from the Sun) and its effects (Suntans, Sunburns and Cancer).

* The sun’s UV light changes at different Altitudes, check them on your next hike!

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