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In this activity, learners actually feel the difference in energy required to light two different types of light bulbs: incandescent light and LEDs.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners test their "light-smarts" by playing a game called "Light Quest!" The game board represents an atom and each player represents an electron that has been bumped into the atom's outer unstable

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct wands that play different notes depending on information from light sensors programmed via a PICO Cricket.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore phosphorescence and how certain materials can absorb and store energy from a light source.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create night lights using a plastic cup, programmable PICO Cricket, tri-color LED, and sensor.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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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

$10 - $20 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the difference between compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and traditional incandescent bulbs.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a star show and discover how they can prevent light pollution. Using simple materials, learners first design constellation boxes.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this math activity related to light, learners explore why a light, such as a candle or a streetlight, looks dimmer the farther away from it we get.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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A magic lantern is a light that projects an image onto a screen.

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this quick activity, Dracula has a hole in his house and learners help solve the problem by using a mirror and protractor to reflect incoming light out of his house.

free Ages 8 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners discuss and investigate how cameras, telescopes, and their own eyes use light in similar ways.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the relative efficiency of different bulbs, specifically incandescent vs. fluorescent.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how polarizing sunglasses can help diminish road glare.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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If you have lights, cardboard, scissors, and some brass fasteners, you can make shadow puppets! Create a story-telling and design challenge for your learners with this simple and creative activity.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore chemiluminescence and fluorescence. Learners examine 3 different solutions in regular light, in the dark with added bleach solution, and under a black light.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this food science activity, learners conduct an experiment that demonstrates the importance of light to plants.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this international citizen science activity, learners measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations into an online database.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this space science activity, learners explore transits and the conditions when a transit may be seen.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Align four color transparencies, each one a single color (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black), and see a beautiful full color image.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes