Activity (Hands-On)Grades 9 - 12
Light Intensity Lab
Materials List
Each group needs:
- lamp
- incandescent 60 W bulb (not a halogen lamp)
- aluminum foil, ~12 x 12 inch piece
- clean transparencies
- Light Attenuation Scale (PDF); individually print this light intensity scale because it loses the grayscale detail when photocopied
- masking tape, ~12 inches
- scissors
- access to Microsoft Excel® computer software or a graphing calculator
- Light Experiment Worksheet (PDF)