Fun Experiments with Light: Periscopes, Kaleidoscopes, and More
Safety First Take care and use good sense with these amazing science experiments some are very simple while others are trickier Each project includes a list of everything you will need Most of the items are things you can find around the house or they are things that are readily available and inexpensive to buy Be sure to check out the Amazing Science behind the projects and learn the scientific principles involved in each experiment Watch out for this sign throughout the book You may need help from an adult to complete these tasks
Contents Light Periscope Camera Obscura Kaleidoscope Heliograph Ice Lens Microscope Persistent Pencil Hose Rainbow Spinner Stereoscopic Pictures Stereoviewer Telescope Glossary Did You Know Index 6 8 10 13 16 17 18 20 21 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
Light Did you know that light is the fastest thing in the universe In the time it takes you read this sentence light can travel to the moon and back in just 2 6 seconds All light is tiny packets of energy called photons shot out by atoms Everything you see is the result of countless tiny photons hitting your eyes Try out these 12 fun projects to find out a few other things about light too You’ll see how light is reflected at particular angles when it strikes a mirror You’ll see how light is bent or refracted when it passes through glass or water You’ll also see how lenses in telescopes and microscopes use this refraction to magnify things And there’s much more even seeing a rainbow tells you light is full of color You will need Deep bowl with a curved base Corrugated cardboard The sun Selection of mirrors Medium-sized cardboard box Dried moss bark twigs or leaves for tinder Morse code Camera 6 Reading glasses of different strengths Hose with sprayer attachment
Thin white cardstock Colored cardstock Paper Toothpick Two magnifying glasses of differing strength Double-sided tape String Reflective silver paper Poster tubes in different sizes Pens x2 Pencil Tracing paper 2-inch 5 cm square of strong cellophane What tools will I need Utility knife 3 5-inch 9O mm diameter tape roll Gaffer tape or duct tape Masking tape Junior hacksaw Ruler Kitchen Scissors White glue Clothespins 7
