
Activity Instructions
Test your light-smarts by playing Light Quest!

The Materials

- Game board (Click here to print the pdf.)
- Trivia cards (Click here to print the pdf.)
- Scissors
- Tape
- "Electron" game pieces for 2-4 players (such as different coins or rocks)
- One die
- Index cards and pens to make your own trivia cards

The game board represents an atom , with a central nucleus circled by two orbits. Each player represents an electron that has been bumped into the atom's outer unstable orbit. Answer the trivia questions about light correctly to circle the outer orbit and jump back into the inner, stable orbit. The first player to make it around the game board pops back into the stable orbit, emits light from the atom, and wins!
Construct the Trivia Cards and Game Board
Here's How to Play!
Make Your Own Cards!
If you run out of trivia cards, try making your own cards. You'll find lots of fun facts about light on this OLogy site, or check out the Web and your library for more resources about light.