Home Explorations: Sunlight
The sun! Stories of our sun and the light that it gives are told in tales in the exploration below. From each exploration, students will determine, through experimenting, the plausibility of the story. Can the sun really do that?
Archimedes Defense of SyracuseIs it possible that Archimedes set the Roman ships afire by using just reflected sunlight?
Can a discarded bottle start a fire if left in dry grass under strong sunlight?
Can the sun really melt wax?
Can sunlight really ruin a painting?
