Is that right side of your brain yearning to express its artistic side? This is a project that blends art with science. Learn about light and colorful shadows in these experiments where you mix and match various colors of light to create...

Science Buddies profiles careers you perhaps never even considered. Do you know what a power distributor and dispatcher does? Someone has to control the flow of electricity along the transmission lines to be sure nothing takes the power...

Think it takes expensive, sophisticated equipment to measure the speed of light? Think again. Outfit yourself with a simple handheld laser pointer, a protractor, and Jell-O, and you're ready to get started.

You've probably noticed the colorful patterns "reflecting" from the shiny surface of a CD disk. What you are seeing is actually diffraction of white light, and the rainbows of color are diffraction patterns. In this project you'll learn...

Here's a project that shows you how to use a laser pointer and some knowledge of physics to figure out the concentration of sugar dissolved in a liquid.

In this engineering science fair project, students will determine which 3-D geometric shapes scatter light the most. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...

Students will understand the concept of the ray model of light and how light interacts with matter and reflections.

Six different on-line lectures, with accompanying lessons and project ideas, that discuss the link between art and science.

Lesson plan should be used for intermediate students. Students work in pairs or groups to create a shoe box that will bend light.

The researchers in this study set up a mobile lab including six 3D cameras, three laptops, and 70 luminescent markers. Volunteer dancers were prepped with the markers before turning in front of the cameras, which flash infrared light to...

Describes research into whether neutrinos travel faster than the speed of light.

Discusses the validity of research showing that neutrinos travel faster than the speed of light.

Physics students find out how to effectively define and clarify kinetic and potential energy.

Described is a simple low cost home-made device that converts the radio wave energy from a mobile phone signal into electricity to light an LED. No battery or complex circuitry is required. The device can form the basis of a range of...

The telephone and first practical incandescent light bulb are invented while the word "electron" enters the scientific lexicon.

Alessandro Volta invents the first primitive battery, discovering that electricity can be generated through chemical processes; scientists quickly seize on the new tool to invent electric lighting. Meanwhile, a profound insight into the...

An interdisciplinary unit teaching the topic of scientific research performed on human subjects for a skin cancer study. The physics principles behind imaging techniques, the biological implications of UV radiation on the skin, the...

These notes and illustrations will help you understand the concept and properties of acceleration.

This study information helps students apply Newton's third law and understand forces.

Students learn about capacitors and inductors and their role in electrical circuits.

This article helps students understand and apply Newton's third law and the conservation of momentum.

This article helps students understand the concepts of electricity and circuits.

This article helps students learn about Newton's laws of motion and the properties of force.

With this article, students can learn about and understand the concept of wave motion.