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Elementary School - Grades 4-6
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Research principles of color perception by experimenting with various combinations of colored lights.
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Identify the reflection and refraction properties of light.
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How does colour affect the amount of light absorbed or reflected.
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What color light shines the brightest through fog?
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Investigate the spectrum of light
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Black holes and time
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Optics & Light Science Fair Projects and Experiments
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Middle School - Grades 7-9
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How Does Color Affect Heating by Absorption of Light?
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Learn about mixing and subtracting the primary colors of visible light.
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Investigate whether different frequencies of light contain different amounts of energy.
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Determine whether depth affects the ability to see color underwater.
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Why has the sky multiple colors at different times and places during the day?
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Why is The Sky Blue
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What ophthalmic lenses best absorb ultraviolet light?
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Use the wavelengths of primary colors to calculate the frequencies of additive colors, as well as white light.
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Will high frequency plasma affect infrared spectrum viewing?
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How Do Different Color Filters Affect the Energy of a Laser Beam?
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Follow in the steps of Newton, Herschel and Ritter and discover the spectrum of light
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Repeat Herschel's infrared experiment
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Which objects or substances are best at blocking out ultraviolet rays?
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Determine if different colors of light bulbs would have different percentages of light pass through a prism.
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Find out the effect of different isolation tables and developing times on a holograms visible range of color.
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How does sugar density affect the index of refraction of water?
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Optics & Light Science Fair Projects and Experiments
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High School - Grades 10-12
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P=Project E=Experiment
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Absorption of Radiant Energy by Different Colors
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Effects of Temperature and Solute Concentration on Index of Refraction
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Determine the effect of color on the characteristics of a heat barrier material.
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Color vs. heat absorption: comparing the emissivity of light for different colors
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Optics & Light Science Fair Projects and Experiments
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Useful Links
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R=Resource
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Physics Resources
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Optics Resources
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Safety Resources
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Physics Science Fair Books
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