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HOW WE LIGHT OUR HOMES 



Gibson, Photography and Its Mysteries (Lippincott) 

 Eastman Kodak Company, How to Make Good Pic- 

 tures (Eastman) 



Broadhurst and Lerrigo, Health Horizons, section on 

 "Light and Health" (Silver) 



Reports which may be prepared 



1. The early history of lighting 



2. The history of electric lighting 



3. The history of gas lighting 



4. The lives and works of Sir Humphry Davy and 

 Michael Faraday 



5. Faraday's Chemical History of a Candle 



6. The lighting system in your own home 



7. The contributions of Thomas Edison to lighting 



8. The proper care and use of one's eyes 



9. The history and development of photography 



10. The importance of color in modern life 



11. The importance of light to health 



12. The making of the mirror for the new 200-inch 

 reflecting telescope 



Great scientists you should know about 



1. Sir Humphry Davy 



2. Michael Faraday 



3. Thomas Edison 



4. Sir Isaac Newton 



Investigations and things to do 



1. Make a survey of the street lighting system in 

 your own community. 



2. Design and make a floor lamp provided with 

 direct and indirect lighting systems. 



3. Make a survey of the lighting conditions in your 

 own home to locate conditions that may be improved. 



4. Collect pictures of various types of lighting fix- 

 tures from catalogues, newspapers, and magazines 

 and classify them as to whether they furnish direct, 

 semi-direct, or indirect light. 



5. Make a study of a motion-picture camera; also 

 a motion-picture projector. 



6. Investigate applications of mirrors and lenses 

 in your own home. 



7. Prepare a demonstration on how a camera works 

 and how to develop and print pictures. 



8. Take a pocket flashlight apart to find out how 

 it works. 



9. Demonstrate to the class how an acetylene bicy- 

 cle lamp works. 



10. Make a pinhole camera and take pictures with 

 it. 



11. Make a simple microscope. 



12. Make a simple telescope using mailing tubes 

 and lenses that fit them. 



13. Make a scrapbook of advertising clippings that 

 have to do with light. 



14. Learn how to take, develop, and print pictures. 



