Light, Lasers, and Optics Educational Lessons

light reflection hologram effect STEM activity

Hologram in your hand!

It really looks like a hologram… but this STEM lesson demonstrates the Law of Reflection by creating a Pepper’s Ghost with a PepperGram Projector™ and distinguishes the difference between a...

Hologram in your hand!

It really looks like a hologram… but this STEM lesson demonstrates the Law of Reflection by creating a Pepper’s Ghost with a PepperGram Projector™ and distinguishes the difference between a...

morphed images mirror anamorphosis

Giant Cylinder Challenge!

All Morphed Up is an investigation of the fascinating phenomenon of Mirror (or reflective) Anamorphosis; the Giant Cylinder Challenge invites students to imagine that they are the Exhibit Designer for...

Giant Cylinder Challenge!

All Morphed Up is an investigation of the fascinating phenomenon of Mirror (or reflective) Anamorphosis; the Giant Cylinder Challenge invites students to imagine that they are the Exhibit Designer for...

how light travels school activity

Follow the beam: How light travels

For young kids, light is simply something that is there or is not. There is not intuitive sense that light travels since it travels so fast. This hands on STEM...

Follow the beam: How light travels

For young kids, light is simply something that is there or is not. There is not intuitive sense that light travels since it travels so fast. This hands on STEM...

shadow formation classroom acitivity

Exploring Shadows

This hands-on STEM exploration gives students a chance to develop an intuitive sense of light and shadow. In this Exploring Shadows Lesson, students will have a hand-on experience that teaches...

Exploring Shadows

This hands-on STEM exploration gives students a chance to develop an intuitive sense of light and shadow. In this Exploring Shadows Lesson, students will have a hand-on experience that teaches...

formation of virtual images through reflection

Explore Reflection with Reflect View

Demonstrate the concept of reflection and the formation of virtual images by drawing mirror images with the Reflect View. Learning has never been this fun!

Explore Reflection with Reflect View

Demonstrate the concept of reflection and the formation of virtual images by drawing mirror images with the Reflect View. Learning has never been this fun!

color absorption and reflection activity

Color Absorption and Reflection with M&M’s

Color is familiar, but more complicated than students think. Why IS it that one m&m is red and that other one is green. Of course, it all has to do...

Color Absorption and Reflection with M&M’s

Color is familiar, but more complicated than students think. Why IS it that one m&m is red and that other one is green. Of course, it all has to do...