Bending Light

Astound your aspiring physicists with a simple demonstration of refraction. They watch as you allow a stream of water to spray out of a hole in an aluminum can. Then, as you shine a light down from the top opening, its path follows and...

Sixth graders create a KWL chart about light reflection. In this earth science lesson, 6th graders simulate how planets reflect light from the sun. They explain and sketch how light travels from different paths to Earth. They also write...

Where does bad light end up? In a prism! The presentation covers light, mirrors, lenses, and the structure of the eye. It also provides explanations of reflection, refraction, concave and convex mirrors and lenses, and a comparison of...

Looking for instruction that seems more like wizardry? Look no further! Show your scholars some pretty amazing light experiments using a video from a comprehensive science playlist. The narrator performs and explains three simple yet...

Beam me up, Bill! Explore how beams of light behave when they strike flat and curved surfaces. Bill bends light using a nifty contraption that streams three beams through a straight and a curved piece of plastic. He also defines and...

Different colors of the spectrum travel at different speeds through media, causing them to refract at different angles—which allows humans to see their colors. Through a simulation, pupils see how air, water, and other media bend light....

What is a watt? This tongue-twisting, mind-bending question and others are answered through this activity on the different lighting options available. With the support of a PowerPoint, teach your physical science class about units of...

Bend it, but don't break it. Groups investigate the strength of different materials. Using a procedure in the seventh segment of a 22-part series on aviation, pupils determine how far a rod will bend. They determine the strength-to-mass...

Students are given a mnemonic device to review the light spectrum as it relates to the different components of refracted light. In this components of light instructional activity, students read Light Magic and review the properties of...

Kindle knowledge of how light travels by using this activity in your physical science curriculum. By setting up a candle flame or flashlight bulb and viewing it through a slit, observers of light see evidence of its wave characteristic....