Workshop Outline: Nature of Light

      

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1. ELICIT: What Do We Know about Light and Sight?

 

2. EXPLORE: What Can We Find Out about Light and Sight?

 

3. INQUIRE: How Does Light Help Us to See?
A. Three Boxes
B. Seeing the Light
C. Seeing an Object
D. Make Sense
E. Apply

 

4. INQUIRE: How Does Light Travel?
A. Illumination of a Screen
B. Investigating Pinholes
C. The Pinhole Camera
D. The Lens Camera
E. Make Sense
F. Apply: The Human Eye

 

5. INQUIRE: What Happens When the Path of Light is Blocked?
A. Shadow Pictures
B. Shadow Scavenger Hunt
C. Investigating Shadow Formation
D. Investigating Umbras and Penumbras
E. Make Sense
F. Apply

 

6. INQUIRE: What is Light and Where Does It Come from?
A. Light Absorbers
B. Light Sources
C. The Photon Model of Light Production
D. All Light is Not Created Equal
E. Make Sense
F. Apply: A Homemade Light Bulb

 

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