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Physics Central: Physics in the Living Room: Remote Control Tricks ActivityPhysics Central: Physics in the Living Room: Remote Control Tricks Activity
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Physics Central
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6th - 8th
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Physics Central: Physics in the Living Room: Remote Control Tricks

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An easy experiment through which students learn about light rays and the electromagnetic spectrum. Requires a TV, its remote, and a hand-held, flat mirror.

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Concepts

electromagnetic waves, infrared light, light waves

Additional Tags

infrared light waves, infrared ray, infrared rays, infrared spectrum, infrared wave, infrared waves, spectrum, ir spectrum, light wave

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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