Reflection of light

For such a pedestrian item, mirrors resonate deeply in the human psyche. They represent truth and illusion at the same time, and this dichotomy has shown up in literature time and again.

Light refraction is the bending of light, or the change in direction of the rays as it moves past a boundary. For example, when light crosses through a window, it is refracted and can create a rainbow. A prism illustrates this theory. As light passes through the prism, it refracts and separates into an entire spectrum, or rainbow, of light. Introducing this concept to preschoolers can be done by experimenting with prisms or by a simple project using a glass of water and a piece of white…

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An 80-foot tall window made of crystal prisms, which will bathe a room in rainbows.

Here are the anchor charts we have done so far for physical science. I love making these with the class. As we make more, I will post more!

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Rare optical phenomena known as high altitude solar halos. ~Photo by Steve Gettle

Students then completed the AIMS activity called Pathfinders. They were given a sheet with 9 different circuits and they had to test each one and decide if it went in Lights R' Us or Sparky's Fix...