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Institute of Physics (IOP)
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Do Try This at Home: the Light Collection
This series of Marvin and Milo cards include eight simple experiments that can be performed at home that link in to the theme of light, using: - A torch and a bottle to show total internal reflection - A glass of water to make a lens - Milk and water to show the scattering of light - Making a light bulb light up with a balloon (static electricity) - Tonic water to show fluorescence - Mirrors and binocular vision - Making a rainbow with a hosepipe - Refraction of light using vegetable oil
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