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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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