LIGHT for Kids
LIGHT for Kids
Light and Its Properties - http://www.kidsbuilder.com/FunFactsForKids/light.html
http://www.kidsbuilder.com/FunFactsForKids/light.html
The Science of Light - Annenberg/CPB - http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/Optics for Kids - requires Flash - http://www.opticsforkids.com/
Optics for Kids - text - http://www.opticalres.com/kidoptx_f.htmlBooks and WWW Resources from the Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/light_walk/lw_internet.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/light_walk/lw_bibliography.html
Bob Miller's Light Walk - http://www.exploratorium.edu/light_walk/
"Snacks" about light - http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconlight.htmlProTeacher sites about why the sky is blue and sunsets are red
http://www.proteacher.com/110017.shtmlLight Tour - Discover the Mysteries of Light
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/sii/lessons/light_summ.htmlLight and Color from Mrs. Susan Stein
http://www.tooter4kids.com/Light_Color/Light_and_Colorindex.htmOf Light and Lenses from PBS Cyber School
http://pbscyberschool.pbs.org/teach/lesson14_1.htmlLight and Optics - http://www.valemount.com/joel/lightoptics/
How Far Does Light Go? Lesson for teachers to use
http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/KIE/web/hf.htmlElectromagnetic Spectrum lesson from NASA
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.htmlExplore Light - vocabulary, web sites, activities
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/light.htmBBC Science Clips -
ages 4-11 - clips and info
ages 7-8 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/light_shadows.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/teachersresources/ages7_8/tr_light_shadows_lp.shtml
ages 14-16 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ocr_gateway/energy_home/5_light1.shtmlThe World of Light Thinkquest
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0121764/Experiments from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:
Direct and Diffuse Light experiment
Light and Heat experiment
Reflectivity and Absorption experimentLessons on the Nature of Light for middle school students from NSDL
http://msteacher.org/epubs/science/science18/lessonsnature.aspxSaskatchewan Lessons on Light - http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr4ufesc.html
Experiments from the Exploratorium:
The Disappearing Glass Rods - http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/disappearing_glass_rods/index.html
Critical Angle - http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/critical_angle/index.html
Convection Currents - http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/convection_currents/index.html
How to Build a Light Island - http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/lightsource/menu.html
Light Waves and Color - http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/lightandcolor/index.html
http://www.tooter4kids.com/Light_Color/Light_and_Colorindex.htmLight and Shadows - http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/2537.pdf
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