Spectroscopy: Reading The Rainbow

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Did you know you can actually read the rainbow? Scientists use spectroscopy to measure the way materials interact with light. Their unique spectroscopic fingerprints help chemists identify substances in unknown solutions. Join us and make your own spectroscope! Then, use it to look at “spectra” from different light sources!

 

Time

Ages 7-11: 8 am PT • 9 am MT • 10 am CT • 11 am ET • 12 pm AT
Ages 11-17: 10 am PT • 11 am MT • 12 pm CT • 1 pm ET • 2 pm AT

 

Materials and Preparation
  • Empty paper towel roll
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Black construction paper (or white paper and electrical tape)
  • Tape
  • CD or DVD* (Find at Dollarama or Walmart; *not Blu-ray)

Expert

Mria Chowdhury is a bio-organic chemist who is working to chemically build and modify nucleic acids and make them glow. She is a PhD candidate at Western University.

 

Mria Chowdhury

This programming was developed by Sydney Brooks and Mikaela Moore.

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