Light and Optics

Target Grades: Upper Elementary & Middle School

What do pinholes teach us about optics? What is the difference between convex and concave lenses? How do you measure the focal length of a lens? How were the first telescopes designed using lenses? Lab activities dig into these questions and are great for classrooms or homeschool.

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Light and Optics: Properties of Light, Polarization
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Light and Optics: Properties of Light, Reflection and Refraction
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Light and Optics: Properties of Light, Reflection
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Electromagnetic Spectrum: Studying UV Ultraviolet Light
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Light and Color Experiments: Electromagnetic Spectrum, Using Spectroscopes
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Light and Color Experiments: Making Rainbows from White Light
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Light and Color Experiments: Physics of Primary & Secondary Colors
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Light and Color Experiments: Primary Colors of Light and Pigment
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Convex Lens Experiment: Making Images and Comparing These to Objects
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Convex Lenses: Focal Length and Optics Science Experiment
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Convex and Concave Lenses: Science Experiment on Optics
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Light and Optics: Make A Pinhole Projector to Study Optics
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Light and Optics: Pinholes and Pinhole Viewers
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Light and Optics: Pinholes and Light Bulbs--with CER Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
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Light and Optics: Using Pinholes and Light Bulbs—3 Labs with CER
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Light and Optics: Making a Pinhole Viewer—with CER
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Light and Optics: 3 Labs re: Pinhole Viewers—inc. CER
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Lenses and Optics—Using Convex Lenses to Make Images on a Screen
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