Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Does Color Affect Heating by Absorption of Light?
Light is an example of an electromagnetic wave. Electromagnetic waves can travel through the vacuum of interstellar space. They do not depend on an external medium-unlike a mechanical wave such as a sound wave which must travel through...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Technicolor Shadows: Lessons in Light and Color
Is that right side of your brain yearning to express its artistic side? This is a project that blends art with science. Learn about light and colorful shadows in these experiments where you mix and match various colors of light to create...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Einstein's Legacy: Laptop Screens
A series of seven pages that describe how screen displays on laptop computers work using polarized light in a liquid crystal display. Interactive Java applets.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Quantum Atom
Several pages with an interesting discussion of the visible light spectrum and atomic absorption and emission line spectrum. Features excellent graphics, thorough and understandable discussion, and many interactive Java applets.
Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement
Web Exhibits: Causes of Color
Why are things colored? This site explores the 15 phenomena that create our colorful world. Learn how light is made, lost, and moved!
Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement
Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages
Exploration of the full spectrum of color choices available to artists past and present.
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: The Artists of Brucke
This is an exhibit on the German expressionist artists, including Kirchner, Mueller, Pechstein, Heckel, Nolde, and Schmidt-Rottluff.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Color Vision
An interactive simulation that teaches about photons, monochromatic light, white light, and rainbows through changing wavelengths, beams, filters, and color combinations. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and...
Other
Norval Morrisseau and Medicine Painting
Norval Morrisseau, a Canadian Ojibwa, is the founder of Woodland school of Native American medicine painting.
Other
New Dana System Mineralogy Database
Over 3,900 mineral species descriptions are included in this HTML-linked table of Dana classifications for all known valid mineral species. 3-D models are available for over 600 minerals.
Other
Color Theory and Mixing: 16 Lessons in Color Theory
Complete site on using color in art. Includes the history of color, psychology of color, color perspective, and how color changes depending on the medium used. Includes activities to help understand how to use color in your art.
Other
Tooter4kids: Light and Color
You'll find a wealth of resources at this site dedicated to color! Easy-to-read discussions can be found on topics ranging from the science of light to complementary colors and the color wheel. All special terms are highlighted and...
Other
Color Theory: Lesson Plans
This site was created by an art teacher and has several fun lesson plans that could be adapted to different grade levels. The activities are about color wheels, color theory, tints and shades, and several other subjects.
Other
Mineralogical Society of America: Mineral Identification Key: Mineral Properties
Scientists classify minerals based on a set of physical properties. Each of these properties is described in detail.
Other
Color Matters
Students learn to understand color from a variety of perspectives: physiology, psychology, philosophy, and art.
Other
Cal State Stanislaus: Paper Chromatography
An excellent discussion of color mixtures, and how they can be separated by paper chromatography.
Other
Handprint: An Artist's Color Theory
An incredibly extensive, but somewhat idiosyncratic, explanation of color theories.
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: 2 D Design Notes: Design and Composition: Color
Every aspect of working with color in visual art can be found on this page. Comprehensive information ranging from value to color interaction.
The Tech Interactive
Make a Splash With Color
The companion website for an exhibit housed at the Tech Museum of Innovation, in San Jose. The exhibit explores and explains how our eyes see color, the words we use to describe colors, and how the eye works.
Other
Jake Biddington Puzzle Pictures by Susan Kaprov
A great lesson plan in an unusual art technique. The idea is to color puzzle pieces separately and then reconstruct the puzzle for a finished work of art. Some experimentation may be needed, but the idea is great and can be modified for...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fundamentals of Light
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate the fundamentals of light including its source, how it is defined for measurements, how we perceive color, and the situations that make an...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Color Vision
Make a whole rainbow by mixing red, green, and blue light. Change the wavelength of a monochromatic beam or filter white light. View the light as a solid beam, or see the individual photons.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Shapes & Colors Bingo
This game enables children to practice recognizing shapes and colors in a fun way. All of the shapes listed in the Common Core standards for Kindergarten are included in the game. There are three modes of play: shapes only, colors only...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Designing a Spectroscopy Mission
Students find and calculate the angle that light is transmitted through a holographic diffraction grating using trigonometry. After finding this angle, student teams design and build their own spectrographs, researching and designing a...