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The composition of teeth are such that when exposed to a black light, they absorb the UV light and glow! A radical video explores how different objects glow in the dark. The narrator discusses how different types of chemicals, called phosphors, allow common objects to glow, explaining how your teeth, fingernails, toys, glow sticks, and watches are able to glow.
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Instructional Ideas
- Before showing the video, give individuals a glow stick and ask them to explain how they work
- After the video, ask classes to explain how glow sticks work
Classroom Considerations
- Turning on closed captioning allows all learners to follow the video
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Boxes that pop-up periodically throughout the video contain links to other related videos
- Video can be viewed in many different languages by turning on auto-translate in settings
Cons
- None