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In this optics activity, learners experiment with polarizers (small dark rectangles) to examine light intensity.

In this activity, learners use their imaginations and picture a scene in their heads.

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.

In this optics activity, learners explore color by examining color dots through colored water and the light of a flashlight.

In this activity, learners explore how nanosized structures can create brilliant color.

In this activity about light and perception, learners create and observe moire patterns.

In this activity, learners explore how polarizing sunglasses can help diminish road glare.

In this optics/mathematics activity, learners use two hinged mirrors to create a kaleidoscope that shows multiple images of an object.

In this optics activity, learners explore how many objects they can see in a set of mirrors (hinged like a book) at various angles.

In this two-part activity, learners explore the properties of liquid crystals, which are responsible for why mood rings change color.

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

In this activity, learners create a cylindrical mirror to see themselves as others see them.

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

In this activity, learners build inexpensive kaleidoscopes using transparency paper and foil (instead of mirrors).

In this activity, learners make their own pinhole viewer in order to measure the size of the sun.

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

This is a quick activity (on page 2 of the PDF under Butterfly Wings Activity) that illustrates how nanoscale structures, so small they're practically invisible, can produce visible/colorful effects.

In this activity, learners will create an optical illusion top. Learners will explore color mixing, physics and design through this activity.

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.

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.