Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All Media: Light and Color

For Students 3rd - 8th
Why do we see certain colors? This interactive animation demonstrates the concept of the visible spectrum, and how we see the different colors of the rainbow.
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...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Light Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Are there colors we don't see? This simulation addresses that question by exploring light as an electromagnetic wave. Learn how the electromagnetic wave relates its wavelength and frequency to the...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: I Wonder: Writing Scientific Explanations With Students

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students choose a question to explore, research it using a variety of resources, organize their information on a TCF chart, and then collaboratively write a class scientific explanation.