Through informational text, interactive activities, practice problems, and virtual simulations, students explore the properties of electromagnetic waves.

Young scholars learn the basics of the electromagnetic spectrum and how various types of electromagnetic waves are related in terms of wavelength and energy. In addition, they are introduced to the various types of waves that make up the...

This page and the three pages which follow discuss how X-ray technology can be used to produce an image of the human body. Discussion is understandable and highly intriguing. Several interactive animations allow the visitor to explore...

Ultraviolet (UV) light has shorter wavelengths than visible light. Though these waves are invisible to the human eye, some insects can see them. The specific wavelength values are given. Uses and applications of these waves are explained.

What is electromagnetic radiation and how does it work? Review a captioned graphic that explains electromagnetic radiation and the visible and invisible types of radiation on the electromagnetic spectrum.

NASA site provides information on waves, electromagnetic waves and their wavelengths.

Here is a 1-5 day unit on electromagnetic radiation that features a teacher guide and student activities with extensions.

This site details what radiation is, the physics of radiation, and radiative transfer as it occurs in nature. Content explores the electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic waves, properties of radiation, and solar radiation.

Explore the electromagnetic spectrum and learn about each type of energy on the spectrum.

This lesson will introduce the electromagnetic spectrum and the properties and uses of the waves it contains. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Electromagnetic Spectrum."

This lesson will introduce the electromagnetic spectrum and the properties and uses of the waves it contains. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Electromagnetic Spectrum."

This lesson will introduce the electromagnetic spectrum and the properties and uses of the waves it contains. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Electromagnetic Spectrum."

This lesson will introduce the electromagnetic spectrum and the properties and uses of the waves it contains. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Electromagnetic Spectrum."

View the entire spectrum of electromagnetic radiation and get information on telescopes especially designed to view different wavelengths of the spectrum.

This is a site from NASA that contains an interesting and fun way to learn about the electromagnetic spectrum. Kate receives a strange riddle from her grandfather. Find out what it says and go through the gateway to the Land of the Magic...

The universe produces a broad range of light, only a fraction of which is visible to our eyes. Gamma rays are nonvisible light, which also includes x-rays, ultraviolet light, infrared radiation, and radio waves.