homeschool at the navy museum: all about optics

it was all about optics last december during homeschoool day at the Navy Museum.
they explored lasers, prisms, reflection, the concepts of convex and concave,
learning all about light waves, colors and how light behaves.

these razzle dazzle stripes are used by zebra and ships in the US navy to confuse attackers.

cool color-mixing glasses

examining objects under a magnifier

periscope play

kaleidoscopic mirror fun