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Learn how to construct a light box by following simple figures and instructions. This guide includes tips on how to assemble a light box; related activities are featured in separate resources.

In this three-part activity, learners conduct simple experiments to see how light refracts and reflects, and how colors of light affect what we see.

Light painting is a creative activity that involves creating striking images and illusions using a camera, a light source, and a little practice.

In this activity (posted on March 12, 2011), learners follow the steps to construct a spectroscope, a tool used to analyze light and color.

In this math-based activity, learners model the intensity of light at various distances from a light source, and understand how astronomers measure the amount of sunlight that hits our planet and othe

In this experiment, learners work in teams to investigate how the color of a surface influences its ability to reflect light and therefore heat.

This activity guide includes instructions for building a spectroscope using a standard classroom overhead projector.

This is an activity (located on page 131 of the PDF) related to sleep and circadian rhythms as well as space travel.

In this astronomy activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will compare and contrast two planets in the solar system using data obtained from the internet.

In this space science activity, learners explore transits and the conditions when a transit may be seen.

In this activity, learners construct their own spectroscope as they explore and observe spectra from familiar light sources.

In this activity, learners observe colors in the flame of a burning candle to explore connections between matter, light, color and temperature -- basic concepts of matter and energy.

In this outdoor mapping activity, learners explore where plants grow and map plant-distribution patterns.

Put on a pair of gloves and be the conductor of your invisible orchestra!

In this activity, learners test the Law of Reflection based on experimental evidence. Learners produce raw data and explanations based on their data: pencil tracings of incident and reflection rays.

Have you ever heard of a camera without a lens? In this activity, learners create a pinhole camera out of simple materials. They'll see the world in a whole new way: upside down and backwards!

In this activity, learners use earthworms as "unknown creatures" from the South American jungle to find out how animals use senses.

In this lab (Activity #1 on page), learners explore how we see color.

In this activity, learners experience firsthand how marine animals' adaptive coloration camouflages them from prey.

In this activity, learners set up an experiment to investigate the effects of hot air on the path of a laser beam.