Glow science - luminescence

Get ready to glow with fascinating fast facts about luminescence, a deep dive into living things that make their own light, a question about how things glow, some scientific uses for a fluorescent molecule, and a glow-in-the-dark activity for you to try yourself at home.

 

Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch.
Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.

 

https://www.creativescience.com.au

 

Episode content:

00:00 Introduction and fast facts

03:30 Bioluminescence

05:50 How does luminescence make things glow?

07:32 Green fluorescent protein

09:59 Finding luminescent objects

You will need: A UV torch or blacklight and a collection of objects that you think might be fluorescent or made from a glow-in-the-dark material.

Build a Blacklight instructions from National Science Week 2024 ‘DIY Science’:

https://www.scienceweek.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Build-a-blacklight.pdf