Learning About Infrared Technology

Which color is the coolest?

By Student Blogger - Lyra

On Tuesday, Mr. DiCarlo, a professor at Merrimack College, came in and and taught us about infrared energy by using a special camera. The camera detects how hot or cold certain things are. Mr. DiCarlo gave us ice cubes to rub on our faces. Blue is cold, so when Mr. DiCarlo pointed the camera at us, our hands and faces and  were blue from rubbing the ice cubes! The camera can see through a black bag, so if you put your hand in it, then the camera would see your hand. I thought learning how the camera detected radiation was cool and interesting.

Thank you Mr. DiCarlo for helping us learn science!