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Polarized light #1
Here's a nice little activity that helps kids understand polarized light clearly, first time. Take two pairs of polarizing sunglasses (any old sunglasses will not do - they must have polarizing lenses). Hold them together and look through. Then slowly rotate one pair, keeping the other pair still, and this is what happens.
More in our article about light.
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Polarized light #1
Here's a nice little activity that helps kids understand polarized light clearly, first time. Take two pairs of polarizing sunglasses (any old sunglasses will not do - they must have polarizing lenses). Hold them together and look through. Then slowly rotate one pair, keeping the other pair still, and this is what happens.
More in our article about light.
Our images are published under a Creative Commons Licence (see opposite) and are free for noncommercial use. We also license our images for commercial use. Please contact us directly via our website for more details.