- 6H10. Dichroic Polarization
- 6H10.10 Polaroids on the Overhead Show polarization with two sheets of Polaroid and a pair of sunglasses on an overhead projector.
- 6H10.20 Microwave Polarization Hold a grid of parallel wires in a microwave beam and rotate the grid.
- 6H10.30 Polarization – Mechanical Model A long spring passing through a vertical slit is used to demonstrate polarization of transverse waves.
- 6H20. Polarization by Reflection
- 6H20.10 Brewster’s Angle Rotate a polariod filter in a beam that reflects at Brewster’s angle off a glass onto a screen.
- 6H20.15 Microwave Brewster’s Angle A block of paraffin is tilted until there is a minimum of transmitted radiation.
- 6H20.40 Stack of Plates A stack of glass plates at 57 degrees will transmit and reflect light that is cross polarized.
- 6H30. Circular Polarization
- 6H30.10 Three Polaroids Three sheets of Polaroid are provided.
- 6H30.30 Barber Pole A beam of polarized light is rotated when directed up a vertical tube filled with sugar solution.
- 6H30.40 Optical Activity in Corn Syrup Pour Karo syrup into the glass dish and see the rotation effect as the depth increases.
- 6H30.40 Karo in Erlenmeyer Flask Show optical activity based on the thickness of the corn syrup.
- 6H35. Birefringence
- 6H35.15 Calcite and Polaroid on the Overhead Hold a Polaroid above the crystal and rotate.
- 6H35.20 Birefringence Crystal Model A flexible crystal model is used to show how the index of refraction can vary in a crystal.
- 6H35.22 Wood Stick Polarization Wave Models Stick models of plane and circular polarized light.
- 6H50. Polarization by Scattering
- 6H35.50 Stress Plastic Various shapes of plastic are deformed between crossed Polaroids on an overhead projector.
- 6H35.53 Butterfly Mica, cellophane, etc. cut into specific shapes and thicknesses are placed between crossed Polaroids.
- 6H35.55 Cellophane Between Polaroids A doubly refracting material between fixed and rotatable Polaroid sheets demonstrates color change with Polaroid rotation.