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Spherical Reflections
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In this art meets science activity, learners pack silver, ball-shaped ornaments in a single layer in a box to create an array of spherical reflectors.

Water Illusions: Refraction & Magnification
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Learners demonstrate how water can distort, refract and magnify light.

Hot Spot
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In this activity, learners explore the invisible infrared radiation from an electric heater.

Critical Angle
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In this optics activity, learners examine how a transparent material such as glass or water can actually reflect light better than any mirror.

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

Super Sleuths
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In this physical sciences activity, learners use science to solve a "crime." Learners collect trace evidence (glitter) and explore its characteristics, such as color, size, shape, and light reflection

Canned Heat
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In this activity, learners explore how light and dark colored objects absorb the Sun's radiations at different rates.