PHOTON EXPLORATIONS

These quick hands-on demonstrations were "donated" by the participants of the PHOTON and PHOTON2 NSF/ATE funded programs. The written instructions can be downloaded at www.photonprojects.org . (Click on "Instructional Resources.") The links below are to short videos illustrating some of the Explorations.

Exploring the Spectra of Light Sources

What Color is a Nectarine?

Pinhole Images

The Disappearing Beaker

Exploring Refraction

Measuring a Hair Diameter with Diffraction

Exploring Resolution

Exploring Polarization

Polarized Light Art

The Magic Box (Polarization)

Exploring Scattering

Exploring Laser Beams (Divergence)

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