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Rotating Light 
  
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Publisher: Exploratorium
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This Exploratorium webpage describes the classic Caro® syrup demonstration of the rotation of the plane of polarized light by an optically active material. The webpage lists the…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/rotating-light
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
Polarized Sunglasses 
  
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This hands-on activity explains how polarizing sunglasses work. The materials are easily accessible, directions are provided, and the observations are explained. Diagrams help show…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/polarized-sunglasses
Stressed Plastics by Polarization 
  
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This site, by Andrew Davidhazy at the Rochester Institute of Technology, describes polarization and how it can be used to investigate transparent materials. Color photographs show…
https://people.rit.edu/andpph/text-polarization.html
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/
Exploratorium: Snacks About Light 
  
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This web page contains a set of more than 40 simple experiments, or "snacks", on the topic of light. Exploratorium Science Snacks are miniature versions of popular exhibits at the…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/subject/light
Hyperphysics: Polarization and Interference Colors 
  
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This Hyperphysics site from Georgia State University shows what happens when birefringent materials are viewed through crossed polarizers. The production of the colors is explained…
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/phyopt/polint.html#c1
Shear Forms Force Chains 
  
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This annotated image from the American Physical Society presents the results of an experiment in which small photoelastic disks on a tray are squeezed in one direction and expanded…
https://www.aps.org/about/physics-images/archive/chains.cfm
CoolStuff Newsletter: Polarization 
  
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This edition of the Cool Stuff Newsletter from Arbor Scientific includes a description of polarized light, with several examples and diagrams, including the "picket fence model."…
https://www.arborsci.com/blogs/cool/polarization
Birefringence 
  
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This webpage from Davidson provides a description of experiments in birefringence using calcite. Photos show the double images produced by calcite crystals, with explanation provided…
https://webphysics.davidson.edu/alumni/milee/jlab/crystallography_www/bi...
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