![Light Microscopy Microscope Experiment](https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/GRC-2015-C-08026/GRC-2015-C-08026~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1440&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint)
Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 9-12
Subject
Physical Science, Optics, Physics
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Students experiment with polarizing filters and a light source to discover that when the filters’ planes of polarization are 90-degree angles in relation to each other, they will block out light.
Polarization of Light [114KB PDF file]
This activity is part of the Optics Educator Guide.