Dr. Carlson's Science Theater

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Photons of Light - Episode 2 Jan 05, 2006

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LEDs and photosensitive paper show light be a particle in this demonstration explaining how light comes in little "packets" that we call photons. Colored LEDs make phosphorescent paper glow only if their color (frequency) of light is high enough in energy.
Science Theater Episode 002: Photons of Light

Welcome Dec 21, 2005

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Welcome to this Blog. It is intended to be used to propagate my biweekly science tidbits entitled:
Dr. Carlson's Science Theater
If you're curious, I am a High School Chemistry and Physics teacher in the Lafayette, IN area. The "Dr" in my title is not a medical doctor, but I did receive a Ph.D. in Computational Biochemistry at Caltech in Pasadena, California.
I hope you enjoy the videos and maybe even learn something in the process!

Episode 1 - Mixing Light Dec 21, 2005

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Liquid light can be mixed to create pure white light. In the premiere episode, "lightstick juice" is used to demonstrate how red, green, and blue light can be mixed to create white light. All it takes is a few colored light sticks, a knife, and a paper towel...
Episode 1