In this live lesson your children will:
- Complete the Polarized light experiment
- Understand the science behind the experiment
- Be able to ask questions
You will require the following to complete the experiments: MEL Physics 'Polarized Light' box; a smart phone with flashlight; corn syrup / sugar syrup / maple syrup; and scissors.
Lesson time
| 9:00am | PDT | (San Francisco, Seattle, ...) |
| 10:00am | MDT | (Phoenix, Denver, ...) |
| 11:00am | CDT | (Chicago, Houston, ...) |
| 12:00pm | EDT | (New York, Toronto, ...) |
| 4:00pm | GMT | (London, ...) |
Lesson duration: 50-60 minutes.
MEL Experiment
If you are a subscriber of MEL Physics then you can conduct all the experiments from the Polarized light set:
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Want to take your learning even further?
Complete the questions and investigations and then check your answers here.
Tutor
Mark Maclaine presents this lesson:
Mark has been an educator for 20 years and has taught more than 20,000 hours of one-on-one lessons to over 1200 students. He initially struggled in school as the academic study didn’t come naturally to him. A weakness has become one of his greatest strengths - finding he can connect with students who are themselves struggling. Using a set of skills developed over the past two decades and his RELATE Teaching Method, Mark has become one of the best-known educators in the world. He is passionate about his work and is committed to transforming the education system, so it works for everyone.
