Materials List:
Protective Fashion!
Beach Edition
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/rice-2898-protective-fashion-beach-edition-activity
Beach Edition
Each group needs:
- 1 large box (where students conduct their experiments, keeping the photoluminescent paper out of the room light)
- 7 sheets of 4 x 6 inch photoluminescent paper (e.g., https://www.amazon.com/Everyglow-Luminous-Photoluminescent-Halloween-Bluegreen/dp/B09LLYCZMT)
- 1 piece of 6 x 6-inch unbleached cotton fabric
- 1 piece of 6 x 6-inch white satin/silk fabric
- 1 piece of 6 x 6-inch denim fabric
- 1 piece of 6 x 6-inch corduroy fabric
- 1 pair of scissors (able to cut fabric)
- 1 UV flashlight
- 1 ruler
- 1 dark marker or sharpie
- 1 timer (e.g., stopwatch or phone timer)
Each student needs:
- 1 sticky note
- 1 Protective Fashion Worksheet
For the entire class to share:
- 1 digital scale
- 1 laptop/tablet and projector (for teacher to show PowerPoint and 4:17 minute video “Sun and Skin”)