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In this optics activity, learners use a shoebox, colored cellophane and sunlight to "change" the colors of gumballs. Learners will be surprised when the green and blue gumballs appear black!

In this activity, learners make prisms from gelatin. Learners then shine light through the prisms and discover what happens. This activity introduces learners to the idea of refraction.

In this optics activity, learners explore how they can make gelatin stop light, but not stop them from seeing fruit suspended within.

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

In this activity, learners use Jell-O to explore lenses. Learners cut Jell-O into convex and concave lens shapes and examine how light exits each lens in a darkened room.

In this activity, learners discover what happens when they crush wintergreen-flavored candies in a very dark room.

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

In this sunny day activity, learners compare how a cup of water and a cup of tonic water reflect or refract light in the sun.

In this activity, learners use a flashlight, a glass of water, and some milk to examine why the sky is blue and sunsets are red.

In this food science activity, learners conduct an experiment that demonstrates the importance of light to plants.

Can gelatin (like Jell-O ®) change the speed of light?

In this activity, learners make optical fibers out of strips of gelatin.

In this laboratory activity, learners design an experiment to evaluate how environmental factors influence the growth of molds.

In this outdoor, winter activity, learners find living green plants under the snow and determine the light and temperature conditions around the plants.

In this activity, learners create a "mini sky" in a glass of water in a dark room.

Learners follow directions to construct a solar oven that really cooks! The solar oven uses aluminum foil to reflect sunlight into a cooking chamber, which is painted black.