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5.1
Light Energy and Its Sources |
Bob
Miller's Light Walk. Artist Bob Miller's unique discoveries
will change the way you look at light, shadow, and images.
A
Brief History of Optics. A comprehensive timeline of
discoveries about light.
Optics
for Kids |
5.3
Getting in Light's Way |
Shadow/image
and Mixing Colored Light. A neat JAVA applet that shows
the interactions between light sources and objects and the shadows
that result. |
5.4
Describing Images |
How
to make and use a pinhole camera: from Kodak. By using
common household materials, you can make a camera that will produce
pictures.
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5.5
Reflecting Light Off a Plane Mirror
5.6
Reflecting Light off Surfaces
5.7
Viewing Images in a Plane Mirror |
The
Law of Reflection. An online lesson about reflection with
a self-testing area, once you are finished.
Billiards
and Physics. Go to this site and play billiards. Learn
how light reflects off a plane mirror.
Specular
vs. Diffuse Reflection. A lesson on reflection. |
5.8
Curved Mirrors
5.9
Using Curved Mirrors |
Thin
Lens/mirror. A visit to this Virtual Physics Lab will
let you play with a mirror or a lens and see what the image will
look like.
Image
Formation by a Diverging Mirror. Play with this virtual
physics lab and see what a convex mirror does.
Shiny
Spoon. An experiment to see how lights and images can
be reflected and distorted in a shiny spoon. |
5.10
The Refraction of Light
5.11
Refracting Light in Lenses |
The
JAVA Flashlight. This neat java applet shows the physics
behind a beam of light shining through water at the air.
Refraction.
Here's a nifty little experiment that only needs a spoon, a glass
and some water.
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5.12
Investigating Lenses |
Thin
Lens/mirror. A visit to this Virtual Physics Lab will
let you play with a mirror or a lens and see what the image will
look like. A great site!
Why
Do I Have To Wear Glasses? How Do They Help Me See?
Find out here! |
5.13
The Human Eye and the Camera |
Welcome
to SandlotScience.com. Explore interactive optical effects,
illusions, distortions, animations, artwork, stories, Adobe® PDF
projects, games and more. |
5.14
The Visible Spectrum |
What
causes a rainbow. Find out here at the How Stuff Works
site. |
5.15
The Electromagnetic Spectrum |
The
Electromagnetic Spectrum. A good lesson page about the
Electromagnetic Spectrum. Find out why ROY G. BV lost a vowel!
How
the Radio Spectrum Works. All your life you have heard
about "AM Radio" and "FM radio", "VHF"
and "UHF" television, "Citizens Band Radio", "Short
Wave radio" and so on. Have you ever wondered what all of
those different names really mean?
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5.16
A Telescope for Every Wave |
How
Telescopes Work. Find out how a telescope works; learn
the differences between reflecting and refracting telescopes.
Is
it possible to see (with a telescope) the
stuff left behind on the moon by the Apollo
astronauts to prove/disprove whether
the missions were real or hoaxes? |
5.17
Mixing the Colours of Light
5.18
Additive Colour Mixing
5.20
Pigments and Filters for the Stage |
The
JAVA Colour Mixer. Try this Java Applet. Play with this
for a while and you will understand Additive Colour Mixing.
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5.21
Subtractive Colour Mixing |
Explain
why blue plus yellow pigments yields green |
5.22
Solar Panels |
How
Solar Cells Work Solar
Power. Follow this Q and A session through the pros
and cons of heating your pool, spa, or hot tub with solar panels.
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