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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Space Place: The Electromagnetic Spectrum

For Students 5th - 8th
Find out how energy, frequency, and wavelength are related in terms of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Website
NASA

Rxte Learning Center: Frequency, Wave Length, and Energy Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource focuses on the relationship between the frequency, wavelength and speed of light. Has a link to an interactive activity relating frequency, wavelength, and energy.
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Article
University of Kentucky

The Physics and Math of Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Read about a math research project done by three college students which helps us see physics and math in music. Here's a great approach for integrating curriculum!
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Interactive
Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Space: Star Light, Star Bright

For Students 6th - 8th
An online exploration where students learn the basics about light and the properties of waves and the electromagnetic spectrum. Students will also learn how to measure wavelength and frequency so they can understand the electromagnetic...
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Unit Plan
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Temperature and Absolute Zero

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough, multipage discussion of color and color television sets that explains how an image is formed on the television using red, green, and blue light. Understandable discussion, excellent graphics, and many interactive Java applets.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Calculating the Speed of Sound

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this physical science lab, students will calculate the speed of sound. They will observe that the speed of sound is constant, regardless of wavelength or frequency, and see the inverse relationship between wavelength and frequency.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Sound: Using Open Tubes to Demonstrate Beat Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this interactive demonstration, students will observe while the teacher creates two sound frequencies using open tube resonators of nearly identical length. The nearness in length produces two slightly different frequencies which...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Wavelength

For Students 3rd - 8th
Understand the method used to measure wavelength and how light waves are associated with colors based on wavelength.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on waves gives a definition for what a wave is. Other content in the article includes a list of examples and characteristics of waves, information about the difference between transverse...
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Unit Plan
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: The Particle Adventure: Wavelength, the Cave

For Students 9th - 10th
This analogy story explains the manner in which the wavelength of light affects the maximum resolution of a microscope.
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Website
Other

K 3 Learning Pages: Tsunami Disaster

For Students K - 1st
This site features several links to tsunami relief sites. Students and teachers can access information about the tsunami relief efforts through these resources.
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eBook
Other

Wikibooks: Physics Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A handy resource that gives an overview of equations and definitions pertinent to an introductory, college-level physics course, with two of its three sections focusing on motion-related topics and principles.
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Website
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: The Science of Sound

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Franklin Institute webpage provides an introduction to understanding sound waves based on 5th grade science lessons.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Light

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on the basic concepts and vocabulary for understanding light energy.
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Activity
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Atmospheric Processes Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides background information, images, and an activity to help students understand the concept of radiation. Includes both the student pages and a teachers guide with lesson plan.
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Activity
Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Inspired by Nanotechnology [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Introducing students to nanoscale in nature and in technology, a simple activity through which students create a colorful nanofilm using construction paper, nail polish, and a pan of water.
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Lesson Plan
NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: What's the Frequency, Roy G. Biv

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this very detailed lesson plan from NASA, learners investigate wavelength and frequency within the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Graphing the Rainbow

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students are introduced to different ways of displaying visual spectra, including colored "barcode" spectra, like those produced by a diffraction grating, and line plots displaying intensity versus color, or wavelength. Students learn...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Wind Chimes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using their knowledge of physics, students will build a wind chime. Mathematical computations will be done to determine the length of the pipes.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Checking the Surf

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson introduces the concepts of wavelength and amplitude in transverse waves. In the associated activity, students will use ropes and their bodies to investigate different wavelengths and amplitudes.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: The Wave Equation

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough explanation of the wave equation (Speed = Wavelength * Frequency). A data table and questions to check one's understanding are also part of this lesson.
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Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: The Doppler Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
At this tutorial, a happy bug in the center of a circular water puddle is used to describe the Doppler effect.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Traveling Waves vs. Standing Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Traveling and standing waves are thoroughly explained through the use of drawings and animation.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Color

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the different colors in visible light and how they relate to its wavelength, how a prism separates visible light into its different colors, the colors of...