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In this online activity, learners make a whole rainbow by mixing red, green, and blue light. They can change the wavelength of a monochromatic beam or they can filter white light.

In this international citizen science activity, learners measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations into an online database.

In this activity, learners investigate how some butterfly wings get their color.

In this optics activity, learners build a spy tool to secretly view things over walls or around corners.

In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners examine the effects that light and air have on green plants.

In this hands-on activity, learners build their own kaleidoscopes and explore how light can reflect of off surfaces such as mirrors, to produce beautiful patterns.

In this activity on page 13 of the PDF, use a special plastic card that has been painted with a chemical that changes color when it is in UV light.

This fun activity uses simple materials such as milk cartons and mirrors to introduce the ideas of optics and visual perception.