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In this activity, learners overlap the three primary colors to see how all other colors are made.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use a compact disc to make a spectrometer, an instrument used to measure properties of light.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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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 math activity related to light, learners assemble a photometer and use it to estimate the power output of the Sun.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 14 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how nanosized structures can create brilliant color.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 131 of the PDF) related to sleep and circadian rhythms as well as space travel.

free Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners use a laser pointer, empty soda bottle, rubber plug and water to demonstrate total internal reflection.

free Ages 14 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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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 astronomy activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will compare and contrast two planets in the solar system using data obtained from the internet.

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this group activity, learners see and hear the speed of sound. A learner designated the "gonger" hits a gong, once every second, as the rest of the group watches and listens from a distance.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this quick and simple activity about reflexes (at the top of the webpage), learners conduct a simple test to explore pupillary response.

free Ages 8 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the speed of chemical reactions with light sticks. Learners discover that reactions can be sped up or slowed down due to temperature changes.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 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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In this data collection and analysis activity, learners evaluate fish physiology and ecology using vision research data from Dr.

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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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.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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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!

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This fun, nighttime hands-on astronomy activity lets learners explore how long it takes for light from different objects in the universe to reach Earth.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners use earthworms as "unknown creatures" from the South American jungle to find out how animals use senses.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this lab (Activity #1 on page), learners explore how we see color.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a simple “top” from a CD, marble and bottle cap, and use it as a spinning platform for a variety of illusion-generating patterns.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes