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Elliot and the Surfing Scientist: Using a lens to bend light

Video Elliot and the Surfing Scientist: Using a lens to bend light

TLF ID M015673

How can a water-filled plastic straw be used to decode a secret message? Watch as the Surfing Scientist demonstrates how lenses with a curved surface do curious things to light.

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Year level

5

Topics Lenses Refraction Data analysis Light Cooperation Experiments Evidence Scientific inquiry Observations (Data) Reflection (Energy) Predictions (Science) Shadows Explanations (Scientific inquiry) Interdisciplinary research
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  • Science

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