Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

Light, Matter and Energy

For Students 6th - 12th
Let Einstein's work shine the way. Pupils read about Einstein's iconic equation, E=mc^2, using a remote learning resource and see how ideas from other scientists such as Kepner, Curie, Galilei, and Newton led to its discovery. They...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

What is Astronomy?

For Students 6th - 12th
Go study the universe. Pupils learn seven aspects about astronomy and astronomers. They begin to learn about constellations; distance and motion between objects; gravity; the electromagnetic spectrum; dark matter and energy; and teams of...
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Electromagnetic Spectrum: Frontline

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE introduces the electromagnetic spectrum and explains how the various types of electromagnetic waves are distinguished by the amount of energy each wave carries.
Website
Canada Science and Technology Museum

Canada Science and Technology Museum: Background Information for Light

For Students 9th - 10th
Light! How do we see? What makes light? Find out everything you need to know through the Q&As on this site.
Website
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Micro Worlds Project: Advanced Light Source

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) facility and its use in material analysis and medicine.
Website
NASA

Nasa: Imagers: The Electromagnetic Spectrum

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA site provides information on waves, electromagnetic waves and their wavelengths.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Light Spectrum

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science of the light spectrum. Wavelengths and frequencies of the electromagnetic waves including visible light, primary colors, and subtractive colors.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science Projects and Experiments: Light Spectrum

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn by experimenting with science. Project about the light spectrum.
Website
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Electromagnetic Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a student-teacher dialogue format, this page discusses the nature of light as an electromagnetic wave and the electromagnetic spectrum.
Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Waves and Particles

For Students 3rd - 8th
Understand how light moves in small particles in the electomagntic spectrum.
Website
Other

Sada: Sad Association

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the largest surviving support organization to help support and advise sufferers of SAD.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Above the Clouds: Telescopes on Mauna Kea

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from First Light explains why the highest peak in the Pacific, Mauna Kea, is an ideal site for astronomical observations. Featured are new telescope technologies that allow astronomers to explore the universe...
Website
Other

Astrophysics Institute Potsdam (Aip): An Ultraviolet Space Observatory

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of ultraviolet light and its interaction with the atmosphere. Describes the UV detectors on a spacecraft which are used to study the UV light emissions from astronomical bodies.
Website
NASA

Nasa: Spitzer Science Center: Code of Faraway Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
Under the heading, "Cracking the Code of Faraway Worlds" this site explores the uses of spectrum (and spectrograph, spectra) in planetary study. In addition to an image, a description of spectrum and its uses in space science is provided.
Website
NASA

Nasa: Basics of Radio Astronomy

For Students 9th - 10th
Site developed by NASA to support training at the Goldstone-Apple Valley Radio Telescope. A manual in PDF format that covers everything from the basics of electromagnetic spectrum through radio sources through mapping the sky in the...
Website
York University

York University: Color and Color Vision

For Students 9th - 10th
York University provides an index page to several other pages on the topic of color and color vision. The pages are part of an online "book." Many graphics and explanations.
Website
Other

Guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
This site give information on SAD, effects it has on people, and what causes it.
Website
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: About Rainbows

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research provides an illustrated article about the phenomenon of rainbows.
Website
Other

Sky Server: Color

For Students 6th - 8th
SkyServer answers why stars have different colors and shows what you can learn by studying the colors of stars, galaxies, and other objects.
Website
NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Welcome to the World of Multiwavelength Astronomy!

For Students 9th - 10th
This Imagine the Universe site provides an introduction into the multiwavelength universe and astronomy. Site provides graphics, links to a quiz, facts on this topic as well as teacher resources.
Website
NumberNut

Number Nut: Basic Topics: Shapes, Symbols, and Colors: Colors

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short explanation of how we see color and what each of the primary and secondary colors symbolize.
Website
Frostburg State University

General Chemistry Online: Ten Signs of Chemical Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides the ten signs that tell when a chemical change has occured. Each sign has a detailed explanation.
Website
Curated OER

Weather Dude: Rainbows

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational site allows users to discover what makes a rainbow. Discover how they form and learn some interesting facts about them along the way.

Other popular searches