This is a podcast of the UV Chameleon bead grant we got through Donor's Choose! A HUGE Thank you goes out to Loews Miami Beach Hotel for funding us 100%. We had enough beads to have most of the students in the elementary and middle school classrooms each make their own chameleon. A few high school students got into the project and you will find chameleons on just about all of the students and adults! The experiments were a success, too. Lots of adults found out that their fancy sunglasses did NOT protect their eyes from harmful UV rays. The middle school science classes realized that many sunscreens do not live up to their claims of protection. We also tested prescription pill bottles for humans and pets to see if their coloring protected the medicines inside. They do! Students were sent home to test out window tinting in their homes and cars. We have found lots of ways to incorporate science experiments in our everyday lives with the little UV chameleon. The pony beads were obtained from Carolina Biological Supplies or from Steve Spangler's website. The rest of the items were from Walmart and the local Pearl's art store.
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