Is the Light Bulb Too Good to be True ?
Authors: Andrew J. Telesca, Jr., Douglas Homoelle,
Gil Toombes
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Previous title: Is the Light Fantastic?
Abstract: The main objective of this lab is to provide the students with the opportunity to design one or more experiments in a real-world situation to test a hypothesis based on the advertising associated with a consumer product, specifically, light bulbs. The science and scientific testing involves spectra, spectroscopy, light intensity, photometry, and color filtering. This lab can be made into an interdisciplinary activity if “insect repellent” light bulbs are included and the students are afforded the opportunity to research the effect of light on insects. This lab is meant to be a high-level inquiry lab, but can be altered to a lower level by the teacher.
