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The Beginnings of the Telescope This animated essay from the NOVA Web site examines the design of Galileo's refracting telescope and Sir Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope.	6-12	Document
Diamonds: The Science Behind the Sparkle This illustrated essay from the NOVA Web site explains why the atomic structure of a diamond slows down light and produces a sparkle more brilliant than from any other colorless substance.	6-12	Document
Galileo's Telescope The invention of the telescope helped change our understanding of the universe. This video segment adapted from NOVA looks at Galileo's contribution to this technology. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Geometric Optics This interactive simulation adapted from the University of Colorado's Physics Education Technology project illustrates how lenses refract light to form images. Manipulate the object, screen, lens, and focal length and observe how the image adjusts.	6-12	Interactive
$The Index of Refraction and Snell’s Law$ The Index of Refraction and Snell’s Law Learn about the index of refraction and Snell's law in this video from the ICT Center. Accessibility features: Caption	11-12	Video
Infrared: More Than Your Eyes Can See In this video segment adapted from NASA, astronomer Michelle Thaller introduces the world of infrared light and demonstrates how infrared cameras allow us to see more than what the naked eye can perceive. Accessibility features: Caption	3-12	Video
$Interference and Diffraction$ Interference and Diffraction Learn about interference and diffraction in this video from the ICT Center. Accessibility features: Caption	11-12	Video
Laser Waterfall In this video from the Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations, observe how a laser beam is trapped in a water jet because the light reflects against the surface of the water. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
LED and Transmitter Characteristics Learn about fiber optic transmitters in this video from the ICT Center. Accessibility features: Caption	11-12	Video
Light Particles Acting Like Waves: The Uncertainty Principle This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey uses a laser beam to demonstrate how light particles act like waves, illustrating Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Light Wave Behaviors Discover the ways light interacts with objects in this interactive activity adapted from NASA.	9-12	Interactive
$Observing Refraction of Light$ Observing Refraction of Light This video segment adapted from Shedding Light on Science illustrates how light changes speed, and thus direction, in a process known as refraction. Accessibility features: Caption	5-12	Video
Photodetector and Receiver Characteristics Learn about fiber optic receivers in this video from the ICT Center. Accessibility features: Caption	11-12	Video
Primary Colors of Light and Pigments In this interactive activity adapted from Shedding Light on Science, discover the difference between the primary colors of light and the primary colors of pigment—and the connection between the two.	6-12	Interactive
$Refraction of Light Demonstration$ Refraction of Light Demonstration In this interactive activity featuring videos adapted from the Rutgers PAER Group, observe how light bends when it travels through a convex lens, a concave lens, and glass.	5-12	Interactive
A Simple Fiber-Optic Communications System Learn about rise-time analysis in fiber optic communications systems in this video from the ICT Center. Accessibility features: Caption	11-12	Video
A Simple Fiber Numerical Aperture Measurement Learn about measuring the numerical aperture of an optical fiber in this video from the ICT Center. Accessibility features: Caption	11-12	Video
Spectrometry Explained Find out how light can be used to identify chemical compounds in this interactive activity adapted from NASA.	9-12	Interactive
Speed of Light This video segment adapted from Shedding Light on Science uses historical illustrations and everyday examples to show that light has a speed and does not travel instantaneously. Accessibility features: Caption	5-12	Video
What Is a Laser? Learn how lasers are different from natural light in this interactive activity adapted from NASA.	6-12	Interactive