This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for using gelatin and a laser to study reflection, refraction, and color transmission.

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This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for using a flashlight and aquarium (or other container of water) to explain why the sky is blue and sunsets are red.

6-8
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This activity provides instructions for reflecting the visible light spectrum off the surface of a CD onto paper or a wall.

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This activity provides instructions for building the Exploratorium shop version of the Light Island.

9-12

This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for monitoring temperature changes using a postcard containing temperature-sensitive liquid crystals. By observing color changes in the liquid crystal...

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This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for modelling the scattering of sunlight by the atmosphere using gluesticks and a flashlight. The scattering of sunlight explains why the sky is blue...

6-8
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Created in 2000 to mark a time of intense solar activity, this Web site offers photos, videos, and articles that illuminate sunspots, solar flares, and solar max (maximum), which means the time of greatest...

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Postsecondary

This activity provides instructions for detecting ultraviolet radiation from various light sources using UV sensitive beads.

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This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for making rainbow-colored interference patterns by trapping a thin layer of air between two pieces of Plexiglas(tm).

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This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for using a diffraction grating to observe the color spectrum of sunlight. You can also compare spectra from other light sources.

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