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Make a Green Gumball Black
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In this optics activity, learners use a shoebox, colored cellophane and sunlight to "change" the colors of gumballs. Learners will be surprised when the green and blue gumballs appear black!
Triboluminescence
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In this activity, learners discover what happens when they crush wintergreen-flavored candies in a very dark room.

Gelatin Prism
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In this activity, learners make prisms from gelatin. Learners then shine light through the prisms and discover what happens. This activity introduces learners to the idea of refraction.
Why is the Sky Blue?
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In this activity, learners create a "mini sky" in a glass of water in a dark room.

Nuclear Fusion
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This simple and engaging astronomy activity explains nuclear fusion and how radiation is generated by stars, using marshmallows as a model.

Laser Jello
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In this activity, learners use gelatin as a lens to investigate the properties of laser light.

Rotating Light
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In this activity, learners explore what happens when polarized white light passes through a sugar solution.