<h1>Shadow theater - L'ombre &agrave; la port&eacute;e des enfants </h1> <p> <strong>Shadow theater </strong> : The exhibition L'ombre &agrave; la port&eacute;e des enfants is a funny way to discover visible phenomena and how <strong>light</strong> and <strong>shadow</strong> work. The exhibition programm includes explanations of <em>colors of the rainbow, day and night, penumbra</em>. </p> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/index_f.htm" title="exhibition Paris">Exhibition Paris</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/laboratoire.htm" title="light and shadow">Light and shadow</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/mains.htm" title="shadow puppet">Shadow puppet</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/archibald.htm" title="penumbra">Penumbra</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/eclaircie.htm" title="physics light">Physics light</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/cabinet.htm" title="light shade">Light shade</a> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/contraste.htm" title="shadow theater">Shadow theater</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/conte1.htm" title="shadow art">Shadow art</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/diaporama.htm" title="day and night">Day and night</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/cuisine.htm" title="light source">Light source</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/vision.htm" title="colors of the rainbow">Colors of the rainbow</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/contrejour.htm" title="sundial">Sundial</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/couleurs.htm" title="color mixing">Color mixing</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/serre.htm" title="light photon">Light photon</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/nuit.htm" title="day and night">Day and night</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/video.htm" title="solar eclipse">Solar eclipse</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/eclipse.htm" title="solar eclipse">Solar eclipse</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/reflechit.htm" title="moon phase">Moon phase</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/jardin.htm" title="light and shadow">Light and shadow</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/conte2.htm" title="physics light">Physics light</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/conte3.htm" title="penumbra">Penumbra</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/apparait.htm" title="light source">Light source</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/medias/exposition.pdf" title="the exhibition">the exhibition</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/francais/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/pointdoc/" title="Documentation">Documentation</a><br> <a href="http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expositions/ombres_lumieres/medias/dossier_de_presse.pdf" title="Press">Press</a><br> <p>Turn off the light slowly and observe the shadow : it disappears !</p> <p>When there is only one light source, the shadow is entirely black. (The brighter the source is, the more contrasted the shadow is.)The less light there is, the more it's possible to see the shadow.</p>