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Exploring Light
Beach Combing
K-3: Students shine a light on beach combing materials to see how light interacts with them
4-8: Students blow and observe giant bubbles to see how light interacts.
Print and Electronic Resources:
Materials List:
K-3
Beach combing Koa: Shells
Flashlights
Microscope (optional)
4-8
Bubble solution (or make your own using dish soap and corn syrup/glycerin)
Pipe cleaner and unsharpened pencils OR cotton string/circle frames to make giant bubble wands
Large, shallow pan/s to pour bubble solution
Light is beautiful-Testing Beachcombing Materials_Teacher Support
Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information
Transfer 4-PS4-2:
Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and
entering the eye allows objects to be seen.
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