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Dusting up the surface of Mars
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Uranus
The poles of most planets aim away from the plane of the solar system; like Earth’s poles, they point roughly
Earth
But it was only in the sixteenth century, around the time of Copernicus, that people began to see Earth as
Super Gelatin
Students measure the angles of refraction of laser light traveling through gelatin, then plot their data to calculate the gelatin’s
Hot Air
Students witness light refracting through air everyday.On hot days, “ripples” rise from the ground or roadways. Stars twinkle in the
Mirror, Mirror
In this activity, students test the Law of Reflection based on experimental evidence.However, the back-silvered glass mirrors present a twist.
What causes the bright halo that sometimes surrounds the Moon?
This bright ring of light is quite common. It’s related to the same process that creates rainbows: refraction. In this
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