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Science Projects about Light.
Robert Gardner. Science Projects series. Springfield, N.J.: Enslow, 1994.
Recommended grade level:
7-8.
Science Projects about Light, 1 of 6 in a series written for students, contains 37 short experiments or activities related to light. The topics addressed in these activities, which emphasize the processes of science, include mirrors and lenses, light and color, absorbed heat and light, and the human eye and how it works. For example, students conduct experiments with curved mirrors, pinholes, and convex lenses. They also use a diffraction grating to find out which colors of light are absorbed and which are transmitted by a colored liquid. In other activities, they build a model solar collector and experiment with afterimages.
Designed to be student-directed, many of these stand-alone activities could be done at home or as teacher demonstrations, or used as the basis for science fair projects. The activities are narrative in form; the text contains questions to help guide inquiry. No background material is supplied, but brief explanations for the results observed in the experiments are provided in the text. Most activities include suggestions of further investigations for students to conduct on their own.
Price:
$18.95 (ISBN 0-89490-529-5).
Publisher/supplier:
Enslow.
Materials:
Available locally, or from commercial suppliers.
Topic Index listings linked to this entry
Use these listings to find related entries.
Afterimage, Physical Sciences: Color and Light,
Color, Physical Sciences: Sound and Light, ~ Bubble-ology, ~ Color Analyzers, ~ Experiments with Bubbles, ~ Light, ~ The Magic Wand and Other Bright Experiments on Light and Color, ~ Optics, ~ Physical Science Activities for Elementary and Middle School, Targeting Students' Science Misconceptions: Physical Science Concepts Using the Conceptual Change Model, Earth Sciences: Science Experiments: Earth Science, Multi & Applied Sciences: Prime Science: Level C.
Diffraction grating, Physical Sciences: Color Analyzers,
Heat, Physical Sciences: Heat Energy, ~ Using Energy, ~ Energy Bridges to Science, Technology and Society, ~ Off the Wall Science: A Poster Series Revisited, ~ Personal Science Laboratory Temperature Experiments, ~ Physical Science Activities for Elementary and Middle School, ~ Project SEED: Sourcebook of Demonstrations, Activities, and Experiments, ~ Quick Energy and Beyond: Ideas for the 90's, ~ Science Investigations for Intermediate Students, Science Projects about Temperature and Heat, ~ Targeting Students' Science Misconceptions: Physical Science Concepts Using the Conceptual Change Model, Environmental Sciences: Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect, Earth Sciences: Glencoe Earth Science, ~ Solar Energy, Multi & Applied Sciences: Integrated Science: Book One, ~ The Local Environment, ~ Matter and Energy in the Biosphere, ~ Prime Science: Level B, ~ SciencePlus Technology and Society: Level Green, ~ Energy Transformations: Fourth Module in Bio-Related Technologies Unit, ~ Forecasting the Future: Exploring Evidence for Global Climate Change, ~ Great Moments in Science: Experiments and Readers Theatre, ~ Transformations: Science, Technology and Society.
Lenses, Physical Sciences: Glencoe Physical Science, ~ Sound and Light, ~ Energy and Communications: How Can We Send and Receive Information?, ~ Lenses and Mirrors, ~ More Than Magnifiers, ~ Light, ~ Science Experiments: Chemistry and Physics, The Wizard's Lab: Exhibit Guide, Life Sciences: Microworlds, Earth Sciences: Project STAR: The Universe in Your Hands, Multi & Applied Sciences: Prime Science: Level B, ~ Prime Science: Level C, ~ Scientific Theories, ~ The Ben Franklin Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments: Activities, Projects, and Science Fun.
Light, Physical Sciences: Glencoe Physical Science, ~ Sound and Light, ~ Bubble-ology, ~ Color Analyzers, ~ Color and Light, ~ Energy and Communications: How Can We Send and Receive Information?, ~ Lenses and Mirrors, ~ Experiments with Bubbles, ~ How Everyday Things Work: 60 Descriptions and Activities, ~ Light, ~ Light, ~ The Magic Wand and Other Bright Experiments on Light and Color, ~ Optics, ~ Personal Science Laboratory Light Experiments, ~ Physical Science Activities for Elementary and Middle School, ~ Science Investigations for Intermediate Students, Soap Films and Bubbles, ~ Targeting Students' Science Misconceptions: Physical Science Concepts Using the Conceptual Change Model, Life Sciences: Exploring Classroom Hydroponics, Earth Sciences: Project STAR: The Universe in Your Hands, Multi & Applied Sciences: Matter and Energy in the Biosphere, ~ Prime Science: Level B, ~ Prime Science: Level C, ~ SciencePlus Technology and Society: Level Blue, ~ Science 2000: Science 2 (Grade 8), ~ Scientific Theories, ~ Science on a Shoestring.
Mirrors, Physical Sciences: Glencoe Physical Science, ~ Sound and Light, ~ Lenses and Mirrors, ~ Light, ~ Personal Science Laboratory Light Experiments, Earth Sciences: Project STAR: The Universe in Your Hands, Multi & Applied Sciences: Prime Science: Level B, ~ Prime Science: Level C, ~ Scientific Theories.
Solar collector, Physical Sciences: Exploring Physical Science, ~ Heat Energy, ~ Using Energy, Earth Sciences: Solar Energy, ~ Solar Energy, ~ Water, Stones, and Fossil Bones.
