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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Color: Light in a Prism

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore how light is refracted when visible light enters, passes through, and exits the prism by moving the red dot to adjust the angle of white light shining on the prism.
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Optical Society

Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Lose a Glass in a Glass

For Students 6th - 8th
This is an activity that should only be done outdoors or in a well-ventilated area, with adult supervision, as it involves paint thinner. It demonstrates the concept of the index of refraction for different materials, in this case that...
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Optical Society

Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Bending Light

For Students 3rd - 8th
An experiment using a water lens that demonstrates how the eye sees an image. Accompanied by an explanation of what's happening, and a link to an article on refraction.
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Interactive
Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Reflection and Refraction of Light

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines the refraction of light and provides an applet for investigating it.
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Optical Society

Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Blue Sky Red Sunset

For Students 1st - 5th
An experiment where light is shone through a bottle of water, and then milk added, to see how this affects the path the light takes (with links to articles on reflection and refraction that explain what is happening).
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Bending Light

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Try this at-home science experiment to learn about bending light.