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

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

free Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

free Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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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 create a water prism to break light into the seven colors of the rainbow.

free Ages 6 - 11 Under 5 minutes
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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

free Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners use glass and water to demonstrate total internal reflection (TIR).

free Ages 8 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners use their imaginations and picture a scene in their heads.

free Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an online activity about what would happen if we could travel at or near the speed of light.

free Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 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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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 explore their eye pupils and how they change.

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 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 activity (6th on the page), learners investigate how photoreceptors in the eye (rods and cones) "adapt" to low light conditions.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 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 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 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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Learners explore their surroundings while reasoning about categories and counting.

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this simple activity, learners investigate refraction by placing a picture of an arrow behind a glass of water.

free Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes