Making connections between science and people is really about what outreach is about. I think the best way to teach kids content is to relate it to things they already know and understand.

   

Waves

Standing

Propagating

The electromagnetic spectrum

Absorbsion, Emission, Phosphorescence, Radiation

Light scattering

Why is the sky blue? I think that is one of the most annoying questions. I am happy now that through my experimentation with light scattering, that I now know the answer

 

Additive Color

Most people have never seen additive color. Projectors, magazines, LCDs, and backlit displays all rely on how our eye interprets reflective light. We can visually see that when a prism is used, that we can split light into a small thin rainbow spectrum, showing that white light actually is comprised of all the visible light spectrum.

Subtractive Color

We are bombarded with images everyday in magazines, bill boards, and packaging. Many people though are unaware of how their eye processes color, and what they are actually seeing.

 

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This page is about the Science Outreach program here at CMU. Work here was a result of collaboration of the Van Guys, Dr. Gary Warnock, John Ziegler,Hugh Carr, undergraduate students Patrick Donnelly, Katie Cooper, and past scientists. Science is about discovery, but it is essential for knowledge to be passed down in order to exceed expectations and break new ground. Outreach changing the way teachers can approach students in a learning style that is effective, exciting, and most importantly informative.