Materials List: Exploring Light:
Absorb, Reflect, Transmit or Refract?

Station 1: Making Rainbows (Consider making several of these stations, depending on class size.)

  • glass bell jar filled with water
  • small, compact mirror
  • LED flashlight

Station 2:

  • aluminum foil
  • plastic wrap
  • wax paper
  • mirror
  • LED flashlight

Station 3:

  • finger or hand
  • cheek
  • leg
  • LED flashlight

Station 4:

  • tissue paper, various colors
  • notebook paper
  • cardboard
  • LED flashlight

For teacher use:

https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/van_troll_lesson02_activity1