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| Light: Its Secrets Revealed Article for grades 6 through 12 Did you know that when you look at a star, your eyes are capturing light that traveled all the way from the star to your eye? Learn more about how light carries information from distant objects. |
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| Light Quest Activity for grades 3 through 8 Particles and waves, reflection and refraction—how enlightened are you about the subject of light? Find out with Light Quest!, a kid-friendly trivia game. |
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| See the Light Activity for grades 3 through 8 Light always travels in straight lines—that is, unless it bends or bounces off an object's surface. Take an enlightening look at light with these three easy experiments. |
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| White Light and Colored Light Curriculum Materials for grades Kindergarten through 4 When does mixing every color under the rainbow create pure white rather than a murky brown or black? When light, not paint, is the medium—and you're subtracting, not adding, color. |
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| Building a Spectroscope Curriculum Materials for grades 6 through 12 White light is a mixture of all colors of visible light, but it doesn't always include every color of the rainbow. Build a spectroscope, and view the spectral fingerprints of different light sources. |
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| Gathering Light Curriculum Materials for grades Kindergarten through 8 While refracting and reflecting telescopes use different means of collecting light, the same principle applies to both—the bigger the aperture, the more light collected. |
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