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ELICIT: What Do We Know about Light Interactions with Matter?
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EXPLORE: What Can We Find out about Light Interactions with Matter?
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INQUIRE: How is Light Reflected by Matter?
A. Law of Reflection
B. Mirror Scavenger Hunt
C. Image Location in a Plane Mirror
D. Looking at a Mirror Image
E. Multiple Images
F. Make Sense
G. Apply: Explaining the Images
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INQUIRE: How is Light Transmitted by Matter? (Refraction)
A. Changing the Path of Light
B. Looking through a Plexiglas Block
C. Just Changing Speed
D. Measuring Refraction
E. Passing Light through a Prism
F. Refraction Round Robin
G. Apply: Spots on a Wall
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INQUIRE: How is Light Transmitted by Lenses?
A. Exploring Concave and Convex Lenses
B. Thinking about Image Formation
C. Image Formation by Convex Lenses
D. Investigating the Slide Projector
E. Investigating the Telescope (Optional)
F. Make Sense
G. Apply: Eye Glasses
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INQUIRE: How is Light Absorbed by Matter?
A. Sun-baked Bottles
B. Selective Absorption
C. Absorption and Re-radiation: Glow-in-the-Dark Objects
D. Greenhouses
E. Make Sense
F. Apply: Light Interactions with the Atmosphere