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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Forensics) is a full inquiry investigation into how hairs from a crime scene are matched to suspects.

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

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

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

In this activity, learners overlap the three primary colors to see how all other colors are made.

This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Stained Glass Activity) about nanotechnology making its way into everyday products, such as sunscreen, and how effective these invisible particl

In this lab (Activity #1 on page), learners explore how we see color.

In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to look over ledges or around corners.

In this activity, learners set up an experiment to investigate the effects of hot air on the path of a laser beam.

In this data collection and analysis activity, learners evaluate fish physiology and ecology using vision research data from Dr.

Have you ever heard of a camera without a lens? In this activity, learners create a pinhole camera out of simple materials. They'll see the world in a whole new way: upside down and backwards!

This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity illustrates the path of light as it reflects off of mirrors and how this is used in telescopes.

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

In this activity, learners use a compact disc to make a spectrometer, an instrument used to measure properties of light.

In this outdoor activity, learners search for the warmest and coolest, windiest and calmest, wettest and driest, and brightest and darkest spots in an area.

In this outdoor activity, learners use only their senses to to find the extremes of several environmental variables or physical factors: wind, temperature, light, slope and moisture.

In this activity, learners use clear nail polish to create a beautiful iridescent pattern on black paper. Learners discover that a thin film creates iridescent, rainbow colors.

In this four-part activity, learners explore light and sound through a variety of hands-on investigations.

In this math activity related to light, learners explore why a light, such as a candle or a streetlight, looks dimmer the farther away from it we get.

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