[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses refraction of light in matter and how light changes its speed and angle of refraction according to the type of medium it is travelling through.

This video segment adapted from Shedding Light on Science illustrates how light changes speed, and thus direction, in a process known as refraction. Includes background reading and discussion questions. [2:05]

This five-question quiz relating to refraction of light in the human eye.

A collection of intermediate experiments, for students aged ten and up, for exploring the magnification, reflection, and refraction of light.

Here is a large collection of simple science class activities for understanding the physics of light.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Refraction of light in matter and how light changes its speed and angle of refraction according to the type of medium it is travelling through.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Considers the reflection of light from both smooth and rough surfaces and the law of reflection.

This article from Khan Academy provides information about refraction and light bending. This information is intended for the Class 12 Physics Course (India).

Think it takes expensive, sophisticated equipment to measure the speed of light? Think again. Outfit yourself with a simple handheld laser pointer, a protractor, and Jell-O, and you're ready to get started.

A video and a short quiz on the properties of light.

Students will investigate the properties of light waves. They will learn about the different types of electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves, and investigate the phenomena of reflection, refraction, interference, and diffraction.

Experiments and activities for investigating the science of light, as well as in-depth explanations of some of the light principles.

This illustrated essay from the NOVA Web site explains why the atomic structure of a diamond slows down light and produces a sparkle more brilliant than from any other colorless substance.

Here's a project that shows you how to use a laser pointer and some knowledge of physics to figure out the concentration of sugar dissolved in a liquid.

This animation discusses light and the properties of light in a storybook format. The animations cover the colors of the rainbow (ROYGBIV) along with prisms, light waves, reflection, and refraction.

Students will make their own spectroscope, learn how light is bent by a diffraction grating, and explore how various forms of light differ.

A detailed discussion of the nature of light, how it can travel through a vacuum, and how the speed of light is affected when light travels through a medium.

Kids learn about the behavior of light as a wave in the science of physics including reflection, refraction, and diffraction.

Students can study this article to help them understand the concept of refraction and index of refraction.

In this activity, you will make a glass object disappear by eliminating the reflection from and the refraction by the glass object.

A simple experiment that clearly demonstrates how light bends when it passes through water. Accompanied by a good explanation of what's happening, and a link to an article on refraction.

Reflection, refraction, and the colors that make up white light is explored through lab activities after reading a brief background about light energy.

Learn about refraction in this hands-on science experiment. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of what happens when light moves from one material to another.

In this direct instruction lesson, students draw sketches in their science notebooks in order to make sense of wave properties. Resources include a slideshow presentation on the properties of waves and multiple examples of student work.