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PS4 4 Electromagnetic Radiation absorption

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Visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum

PS4 4

  1. Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.

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    Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the idea that photons associated with different frequencies of light have different energies, and the damage to living tissue from electromagnetic radiation depends on the energy of the radiation. Examples of published materials could include trade books, magazines, web resources, videos, and other passages that may reflect bias.

    Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to qualitative descriptions.

Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Applications and examples
 Looking at airplanes, spacecraft and space telescopes and the wavelengths they use to view astronomical phenomema

Wavelength and the electromagnetic spectrum

LINK to look at infrared radiation and the electromagnetic spectrum and how its wavelengths compare to the rest of the EMS

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LAB activities

Lab #s1 - 5 +  Infrared radiation activities
Washington International School
  Lab #6 Infrared and the electromagnetic spectrum WIS

EXTENSION material for the curious
Natural history - wildlife plants and more and infrared
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How infrared wavelengths can be detected

 

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Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Applications and examples
Investigating hot regions in space with X-rays--see the Classroom-ready Activities NASA Chandra X-ray telescope
Ionizing Radiation on the ISS NASA
IR Spectral analysis of Acetone in Interstellar Space NASA
A tour of X-rays from a newborn star hints at our sun's earliest days video SI Learning Lab
The Science behind Sputnik's Radio Signals Washington International School

EXTENSION material for the curious
Fireworks video from ACS and article (also ACS) Find out about fireworks
Art and the Electromagnetic Spectrum SAAM: What do you see? What do you think about? What do you wonder--what questions arise?
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