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In this activity, learners use an old CD to construct a spectroscope, a device that separates light into its component colors.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (posted on March 14, 2011), learners follow the steps to construct a camera projector to explore lenses and refraction.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners trap a thin layer of air between two pieces of Plexiglas to produce rainbow-colored interference patterns.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners discover that not all shadows are black. Learners explore human color perception by using colored lights to make additive color mixtures.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes