Light+Properties

=media type="custom" key="24849680"= =Light Properties Class Exploration=

Materials

 * Shadow puppets
 * Flashlights
 * Bendable mirrors
 * Straight mirrors
 * Mylar patterned tops

Properties of Light

 * Light travels in straight lines.
 * Blocking light produces shadows.
 * The color black is from the absence of light.
 * The closer the object is from light source, the larger the shadow.
 * The farther the object is from the light source, the smaller the shadow.




 * Light can be **reflected** off of mirrors.
 * Light reflected always creates a V with the mirror.




 * Bendable mirrors change the direction light moves off of objects changing the appearance to our view.




 * Mylar reflects white light off the Mylar top from a light shined directly above.
 * The color Black color is where light is absorbed completely and not reflected.




 * Mylar breaks white light into its component colors when light is shined on it from the side at different angles.