FOR EDUCATORS Enrich your classroom with hands-on science.
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OUTREACH : HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS : LightsGive your students some ‘bright ideas’ as we test the properties of light, including shadows, reflection, refraction and rainbows. Michigan Curriculum Framework Benchmarks
Lights Pre-visit VocabularyAbsorb: To take in or become part of. Concave: Rounded inward like the inside of a bowl. Convex: Rounded outward like a circle. Diffraction Grating: Parallel lines closely spaced that separated white light. Energy: Ability to change the temperature, motion, or makeup of an object. Lens: Curved glass used to bend light. Opaque: Substance that allows no light to pass through. Prism: Triangular solid used to refract or bend white light into the colors of the rainbow. Radiometer: Instrument used to detect energy. Reflect: Bounce off. Refract: Bending of light rays. Translucent: Substance that allows some light to pass through. Transparent: Substance that allows all light to pass through. You can see clearly through transparent materials. Lights Post-visit MaterialsPost-visit activities provide your students with an opportunity to review workshop-presented concepts and introduce related subjects. Below you will find a classroom extension activity and a list of suggested resources for further exploration. We hope that you enjoyed our Outreach Hands-On Workshop, and we look forward to visiting your students again! Hands-on Activity: Path of LightMaterials (per group of 2)
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DiscussionLight always travels in a straight line. When the holes in the cards are lined up, the straight line of light can go through them. When you move one card to the side, the light can not pass through the hole. Suggested ResourcesBooksBurnie, David. Eyewitness Books: Light. DK Publishing. 1992 InternetThe Exploratorium Teacher Institute |
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