Editor’s Note: Seeing in the Dark

by: Linda Froschauer

It seems like such a simple concept, seeing an object; light leaves its source, is reflected off an object, and travels into our eyes. Without light, we cannot see. Light and electricity may seem to be simple concepts, but don’t be fooled. Assess student understanding and create opportunities for correcting misunderstanding. It would be wonderful to see in the absence of light, but it isn’t going to happen.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/2009Stock # sc09_047_04_6Volume 047Issue 04

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