Learning About Lux: Light and Solar Eclipses
Lessons
Students will observe, measure, record and graph light levels during a real or simulated solar eclipse.
Tyler Morhart (he/him)
Career Profiles
Scientist, Beamline Responsible - SyLMAND
Michel Leger (he/him/they)
Career Profiles
Hydrographer
Jigang Zhou (he/him)
Career Profiles
Senior Industrial Scientist
Light & Plants
Backgrounders
Learn about the process of photosynthesis and how it is affected by light levels.
Attributes and Skills of Innovators
Lessons
Students explore the attributes and skills that can make someone a successful innovator.
Light and Sound Inventions that Changed the World
Lessons
Students will explore the societal impacts of inventions involving light and sound.
Careers with Light and Sound
Lessons
Students complete a jigsaw activity to learn about careers involving light and sound.
Light and Its Properties
Backgrounders
Learn about light and its properties.
The Optics of Telescopes
Backgrounders
Learn about telescopes, how they work & why they're important to astronomers.
Why do we need two eyes to see?
Hands-on Activities
Ever wondered why we have two eyes (and not one, three or more)? Find how your two eyes work together in this hands-on activity.
Why is everything so small down there?
Hands-on Activities
Explore how we see things far and near and from different angles. It's all about perspective!
What is white light?
Hands-on Activities
Find out what happens if you spin the colours of the rainbow in this hands-on activity.
Reflectors
Picture Collections
7 images of some objects that can reflect light such as mirrors, Mylar balloons and water
Is a green apple always green?
Hands-on Activities
What does light have to do with colour? Observe some colourful fruit under different conditions to learn why we see the colours we see!