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Blue Sky
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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.
Disappearing Glass Rods
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In this optics activity, learners discover how they can make glass objects "disappear." Learners submerge glass objects like stirring rods into a beaker of Wesson™ oil to explore how the principles of
Giant Lens
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In this activity about light and refraction, learners discover how a lens creates an image that hangs in midair.
Bone Stress
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In this optics activity, learners examine how polarized light can reveal stress patterns in clear plastic.
Benham's Disk
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In this optics activity, learners discover that when they rotate a special black and white pattern called a Benham's Disk, it produces the illusion of colored rings.
Magic Wand
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In this activity about light and perception, learners create pictures in thin air.