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Showing 6 experiments that use the PASPORT Light Sensor.
Light and Dark
In this lab, students use a light sensor to determine how light is related to what they see.
Hunting with Light
In this lab, students use a light sensor to compare how organisms, including humans, are able to see. Then, they will compare the light sensitivity of...
Can Plants Survive without Light and Water?
In this lab, students use a light sensor to explore whether plants need light and water to survive...
How a Greenhouse Works: Light
In this lab, students use a light sensor to determine how light or brightness depends on the angle at which the sun’s light strikes the surface of the...
Inverse Square Law
In this lab, students will use light sensors to explore how light intensity varies inversely as the square of the distance from a point source of light.
Polarization
In this lab, students will use light sensors to study the effects of polarization on light intensity and to explore Malus’ Law.
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