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Use colored filters with art supplies like astromers use filters to study the universe.

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Use colored filters with art supplies like astromers use filters to study the universe.

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Content Area

Astronomy and Space
Physics

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Family
Pre-K
Early Elementary
Upper Elementary
Tweens (9-12)
Teens

Time to Complete Activity

10-20 minutes

Time needed to prep Activity

10-20 minutes

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$5-$10

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Medium

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Hints for uses in your library	This activity was developed as part of a toolkit for museum staff and includes a suite of online resources in English and Spanish to engage learners in any setting. Adapt this activity by inviting participants to create "secret messages" on black paper with colored wax pencils. Then have them pass their messages to a partner to examine through colored filters -- demonstrating that filters can make hidden aspects of an image easier to see. Make sure to have lots of NASA images and videos for everyone to see how astronomers use filters to study the universe.
Related Links	Websites: Fundamental Science Concepts Blog for Filtered Light Zip file with activity instructions and images in English and Spanish Solar Vision app Ultraviolet Waves Ultraviolet Waves by NASA The Electromagnetic Spectrum Ultraviolet Radiation: How It Affects Life on Earth Images: The Sun by NASA Videos: Here Comes the Sun How Does the Sun Help Us? Tour of the EMS 06 - Ultraviolet Waves NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum NISE Network: Filtered Light Content Training Video https://viewspace.org/interactives/unveiling_invisible_universe/forms_of_light/seeing_through_smoke
Originating Source	The Science Museum of Minnesota
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