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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 activity about light and refraction, learners make a lens and magnifying glass by filling a bowl with water.

This is an online exhibit about color perception. Learners set a random background color and then try to mix red, blue, and green light to match.

Did you know that using a lens one can bend light to make pictures of the world? It's true!

With little more than a flashlight, a straw, and a plastic lid, make an observatory so you can see the amazing colors in bubbles.

In this activity, learners use gelatin as a lens to investigate the properties of laser light.

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

In this activity, learners observe what happens when they give a light source like a neon glow lamp a "Bronx Cheer." The lights appear to wiggle back and forth and flicker when learners blow air throu

In this activity, learners explore why the sky is blue. Learners model the scattering of light by the atmosphere, which creates the blue sky and red sunset, using a flashlight and clear glue sticks.

In this activity about light and reflection, learners use a special device called a Mirage Maker™ to create an illusion.

In this fun optics activity, learners explore principles of light, reflection (mirrors), and perception. Learners work in pairs and sit on opposite sides of a "two-way" mirror.

In this activity, learners explore what happens when polarized white light passes through a sugar solution.

In this activity, learners explore liquid crystals, light and temperature. Using a postcard made of temperature-sensitive liquid crystal material, learners monitor temperature changes.

In this optics activity, learners explore why the sky is blue and the sunset is red, using a simple setup comprising a transparent plastic box, water, and powdered milk.

In this STEAM activity, learners create a "pixel tube" to explore reflections of light and color mixing.

This resource contains several mini-explorations using a slide projector as a light source to investigate light and the properties of images.

In this activity, learners make a photographic image—without a camera!

In this activity, learners trap a thin layer of air between two pieces of Plexiglas to produce rainbow-colored interference patterns.

In this activity, learners make their own heat waves in an aquarium.

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