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Daylight in a Bottle
New activity
Patrons will experiment with radiant energy and the concept of refraction to develop a lighting system made out of recycled materials. Water bottle–based systems like the ones patrons create in this activity are in use in several impoverished areas.
Open Activity
How-to Video
Family Take-home Activity
A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home.
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Fascinating video, fun and informative activity
We started with the given video, and kids loved it! I think it did bias their analysis a bit as to the most effective liquid for the bottle, but the testing process still very much held their attention, and they were delighted by peeping into the dark box to see the effects of the finished bottle.
With students on the older side, I might consider saving the video for towards the end of the lesson to give them more leeway in their thinking about options.
I also really appreciated the extremely concrete tie-in to solving real world problems. It would be a great activity to connect with social studies or literature activities about poverty and/or life in other countries.