Physics Projects With a Light Box You Can

Learn to build your own light box with simple materials from your home. Then start experimenting! Learn all about reflection, refraction, and colors. Start understanding images in a mirror and how to measure the level of light intensity. Many experiments are followed by great ideas for science fair projects.

Introduction	p. 5
Science Fairs	p. 7
The Scientific Method	p. 8
Safety List	p. 10
Building a Light Box	p. 12
Making Masks	p. 15
Other Materials You Will Need	p. 22
Reflection of Light, Images, and Shadows	p. 23
The Basic Law of Reflection	p. 24
Where Is the Image in a Plane Mirror?	p. 28
A Model to Explain Mirror Images	p. 31
A Third and Different Image	p. 35
Many Images	p. 38
Reflection and a Concave Mirror	p. 40
Another Kind of Image	p. 45
Shadows: More Evidence That Light Travels in Straight Lines	p. 49
Light, Shadows, and Distance	p. 54
Light Intensity (Brightness)	p. 56
Refraction: The Bending of Light	p. 59
Bending Light	p. 60
Bending Light with a Convex Lens	p. 63
A Model of a Convex Lens	p. 66
Focal Length of a Convex Lens	p. 69
A Better Model of a Convex Lens	p. 72
Using a Convex Lens as a Magnifying Glass	p. 75
A Model of the Human Eye	p. 79
A Rainbow from Your Light Box	p. 81
Light and Color	p. 83
Mixing Light of Different Colors	p. 84
A Shadow with Colored Stripes	p. 87
Mixing a Primary Color with Its Complementary Color	p. 90
Colored Objects in Colored Light	p. 92
Analyzing Color with a Diffraction Grating	p. 95
More About Light and Color	p. 100
Subtracting Colored Light with Liquids	p. 101
Scattering and Colored Light in the Sky	p. 105
Afterimages	p. 110
Mysterious Colored Shadows	p. 113
Science Supply Companies	p. 117
Further Reading	p. 123
Internet Addresses	p. 124
Index	p. 125
About the Author	p. 128
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