Exhibit Preview: Light Island

Using the lenses and mirrors on this exhibit, you can bend light! The light can be focused onto a single point, spread out widely over a large area, or reflected to different locations on the table.


Light Island

 

Using the lenses and shapes on this exhibit, you can bend light! The light can be focused onto a single point, spread out widely over a large area, or reflected to different locations on the table as the shape of the objects changes the direction of the light waves.

 


Further Learning Links

The following links lead to further learning resources about the scientific principles demonstrated in this exhibit. If you know of a website that would be useful to include, pleaselet us know.

Optics Simulation
The Science of Light

Core Curriculum Connections

The Light Island exhibit relates to the following Utah State Core Curriculum Standards and Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
- 6th Grade: Science 6.2bc
- 8th Grade: Science 4.1, 4.4e