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Spectroscopy Demonstrations

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study light and see what emits photons and that light can be separated onto a spectrum.  In this energy and matter lesson plan students identify gases using a spectrum chart. 
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Light Waves and Spectroscopes

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students observe continuous and bright line spectra through a simple, inexpensive spectroscope that is suitable for classroom use and work through typical student laboratory exercises.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Spectral Detection

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site provides a brief discussion of the invention of the first work spectroscopes and their impact on forensic science.
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Spectroscope, About 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site provides a brief discussion of the invention of the first work spectroscopes and their impact on forensic science.
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Spectroscopic Apparatus, Steel Engraving, 1869

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site provides a brief discussion of the invention of the first work spectroscopes and their impact on forensic science.
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Chart Showing the Spectra of Different Types of Blood Samples, 1894

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site provides a brief discussion of the invention of the first work spectroscopes and their impact on forensic science.
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Henry Enfield Roscoe, ph.d., on Spectrum Analysis, New York, 1869

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site provides a brief discussion of the invention of the first work spectroscopes and their impact on forensic science.
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Beckman Du Spectrophotometer, About 1950

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site provides a brief discussion of the invention of the first work spectroscopes and their impact on forensic science.
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Spectroscopes

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site provides a brief discussion of the invention of the first work spectroscopes and their impact on forensic science.
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Spectroscope, About 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site provides a brief discussion of the invention of the first work spectroscopes and their impact on forensic science.