How does light work? Absorption and reflection of colors
Students play with colored transparencies to grasp which parts of the visible spectrum are absorbed and transmitted through objects.
8.2.5
Develop and use a model to describe the structure of waves and how they are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Mystery Spectra
After doing the Build a Spectrograph and Use your Spectrograph activities your students can use real spectra lines to determine what makes up three mystery stars.
Using a Fancy Spectrograph
How can we possibly know what stars are made of?
Build a Spectrograph
Using simple materials students build a spectrograph and use it to analyze light sources.
Make a Camera Obscura
Did you know our eyes actually see everything upside down and backwards?
Reflections on Ice
Did you know you can use different types of light to investigate ice? Explore the properties of ice using different wavelengths of light.
