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The Physics Classroom: Total Internal Reflection
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This Physics Classroom article explains the concept of Total Internal Reflection. The text is accompanied by helpful diagrams. This page is part of a larger Physics Classroom lesson…
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/u14l3b.cfm
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The Physics Classroom: Refraction of Light
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This Shockwave simulation lets you explore what happens when light bends and reflects at a boundary between two different materials, like air and water. The associated physics…
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/shwave/refraction.cfm
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NTNU Java: Physics of Rainbow
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Try this Java simulation of the physics behind rainbows. You can investigate the reflection and refraction effects of light inside a water droplet and also find out how light from…
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=44.0
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Physlet Physics - Optics
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The Physlet Physics Section 7: Optics provides a technology-enhanced introduction to topics in optics from an introductory physics course. Interactive javascript simulations are used…
https://www.compadre.org/Physlets/optics/
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Bob Miller's Light Walk
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Visit this site to see light in a different way--you can learn all sorts of interesting things about light just by going for a walk on a sunny day. Don't miss the activites on…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/sln/light_walk/
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Anti-Gravity Mirror
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The activity provided on this web page offers students a chance to understand how mirrors can be used to create the appearance of defying gravity. With an easy setup, these…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/anti-gravity-mirror
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Shadow Dance
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Visit this site, from the Center for Science Education at the University of California Berkeley, for an activity on shadows and light sources. With a few basic materials, users will…
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_01.html
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Corner Reflector
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See this site, from the Exploratorium, for an activity on reflection using several mirrors to produce multiple reflections. With two hinged mirrors, students can makes different…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/corner-reflector
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Critical Angle
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Try this activty from the Exploratorium to see total internal reflection. You'll use an aquarium to illustrate how a transparent material like water can act as a reflector. The site…
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Cylindrical Mirror
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This Exploratorium site contains an activity to produce images with a cylindrical mirror made of aluminized Mylar. The site provides diagrams to explain the observed effects and also…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/cylindrical-mirror
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