Whoa! That’s cool! What is happening here?
When two sets of lines are overlapped, a new pattern can appear. These dark and light patterns are called fringes. The fringes occur when the lines cross over each other, making it darker in some areas and lighter in others.
Explore more about how these help scientists and engineers solve problems and ask more questions about the materials they are working to understand with our new kit and additional resources all about Fun with Fringes!
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Activity Guides
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Pattern Pages (click each image to download)
Original Patterns Patterns A-D Patterns E-H
Activity Extensions
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