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Glowing Tonic
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In this sunny day activity, learners compare how a cup of water and a cup of tonic water reflect or refract light in the sun.
The Bent Pencil
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In this optics activity, learners explore how light bends and affects what we see.

Make Money Appear Before Your Eyes
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In this optics activity, learners use water to make a coin "appear" and "disappear." Use this activity to demonstrate how light refracts and introduce light as waves.
Mix and Match
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In this optics activity, learners explore color by examining color dots through colored water and the light of a flashlight.

Release the Rainbow
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In this activity, learners create a water prism to break light into the seven colors of the rainbow.

Bending Light
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In this optics activity, learners make a lens and explore how the eye manipulates the light that enters it.
Guiding Light
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In this optics activity, learners use glass and water to demonstrate total internal reflection (TIR).

Total Internal Reflection
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In this activity, learners use a laser pointer, empty soda bottle, rubber plug and water to demonstrate total internal reflection.