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Topia!: Science: Physics: Education: Light and Optics (45)
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Optics for Kids - An overview of the basics of optics suitable for elementary school children. Also discusses careers in science and engineering. Moiré Phenomenon - A book and a downloadable moire demonstration kit for printing on transparencies. How Stuff Works: Light - Seven-segment detailed explanation uses drawings and animations to show how light works and how photons are generated, with many related links. Polarized Light - Fascinating facts about polarized light, from rainbows to beetles, from viking navigation to LCD displays. Myths and truth about polarized sunglasses. Also a shop with polarized-only items. History of Optics - Timeline of optics-related historical moments. Fraunhofer Lines - Prominent Fraunhofer lines in the spectrum of the sun are shown, together with their corresponding wavelengths. Very pretty! Reflections In Choppy Water - Why does light reflecting off a lake or ocean appear to be "smeared" into a long strip?. Sighting the First Sense - Introduction to light. Topics touched upon include reflection, refraction, interference and includes interactive applets to demonstrate theories. Designed by students for the ThinkQuest Internet Challenge 2000. The Speed of Light - Describes how the speed of light was measured. Includes curriculum-based science quizzes about light for K-12 (grades 4 to 7) students. Optics Exercises and Tutorial - (Univ of Florida). A sample electronic lecture or worksheet. Nanoptics, Inc., Fiberoptic Tutorial - History, theory and use of fiber optics. Applications Of Light: Scanners - Tutorial with bibliography. Oatmeal Box Pinhole Photography - Photo gallery plus directions to make a pinhole camera, take pictures and develop them. Also, links to other pinhole camera sites. Optical Fibres Project - How optical fibers work, and information on reflection, refraction, Snell's Law, total internal reflection and critical angles. WebTOP - A 3D interactive computer graphics system that instructors can use to help teach optics, and that students can use to simulate and visualize optical phenomena to help them learn about optics. Tux Teaches Photonics - A collection of information, lessons and quizes about photonics, taught by Tux.
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