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Like water drops in falling rain, a CD separates white light into all the colors that make it up.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity about light and refraction, learners make a lens and magnifying glass by filling a bowl with water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners test the Law of Reflection based on experimental evidence. Learners produce raw data and explanations based on their data: pencil tracings of incident and reflection rays.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this sunny day activity, learners compare how a cup of water and a cup of tonic water reflect or refract light in the sun.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners make optical fibers out of strips of gelatin.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners make prisms from gelatin. Learners then shine light through the prisms and discover what happens. This activity introduces learners to the idea of refraction.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes