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In this optics activity, learners discover how they can make glass objects "disappear." Learners submerge glass objects like stirring rods into a beaker of Wesson™ oil to explore how the principles of

In this simple activity, learners investigate refraction by placing a picture of an arrow behind a glass of water.

In this activity, learners explore light, color and rainbows by making their own rainbow glasses.

In this activity, learners use transparent tape and polarizing material to create and project beautifully colored patterns reminiscent of abstract or geometric stained glass windows--no glass required

Learners observe different light sources, outdoors and indoors, using prism glasses (diffraction glasses) and color filters.

In this optics activity, learners use paint thinner to make a small jar seem to disappear inside a larger jar.

In this activity, learners discover that nanoparticles of gold can appear red, orange or even blue. They learn that a material can act differently when it’s nanometer-sized.

In this activity about light and refraction, learners make a lens and magnifying glass by filling a bowl with water.

This is a quick activity (on page 2 of the PDF under Stained Glass Activity) about the "Tyndall effect," the scattering of visible light when it hits very small dispersed particles.

This hands-on astronomy activity allows you to create a “cutaway” telescope to clearly show how reflector and refractor telescopes work.

This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Stained Glass Activity) about nanotechnology making its way into everyday products, such as sunscreen, and how effective these invisible particl

In this optics activity, learners explore how light bends and affects what we see.

In this activity, learners assemble large cubes to make nano-related images. Learners discover how different objects are related to nanoscience and nanotechnology.

In this optics activity, learners make a lens and explore how the eye manipulates the light that enters it.

In this optics activity, learners use glass and water to demonstrate total internal reflection (TIR).

This activity uses a special paper that can create images with exposure to the Sun. Collect objects of different shapes and sizes and use them to make interesting patterns on your sun print.

In this activity, learners explore their eye pupils and how they change.

In this activity, learners will make their own prism and use a glass of water to separate sunlight into different colors.

In this optics activity, learners examine how a transparent material such as glass or water can actually reflect light better than any mirror.

In this four-part activity, learners explore light and sound through a variety of hands-on investigations.