Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Excited States and Photons
Students are able to explore the effects of energy on excitation of atoms through simulations, then relate this information to photons at atoms' absorption and emission of light. Multiple-choice and short answer questions are found...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Photoelectric Effect
See how light knocks electrons off a metal target, and recreate the experiment that spawned the field of quantum mechanics. Describe how the results lead to the photon model of light.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Wave Particle Duality
The dualistic nature of light is discussed. The photoelectric effect and the Davisson-Germer experiment are contrasted as empirical evidence supporting each of the two views - particle and wave - of the nature of light. The photoelectric...
Other
Manitoba Education and Training: Physics: Particle and Wave Models of Light
A collection of ideas for teaching students about the nature of light. They learn about the history behind theories of light and the contributions of different scientists. Includes lots of experiments to build their understanding of the...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Light Quest
Light Quest activity, for two to four players, designed to explain how atoms create light and where photons come from.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Light as a Particle
Students learn about the properties of light as a photon and the wave-particle duality.
University of Maryland
Optics Highlights: Optics, Electromagnetic Waves, Quanta
Part of an anecdotal history on optics and the study of light. Extremely thorough treatment of the scientific evidence which led scientists to believe in the particle nature of light. Includes a short biographical sketch and discusses...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Excited States and Photons
Investigate how atoms can be excited to give off radiation (photons) with models of electron energy diagrams.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Dual Nature of Light as Reflected in the Nobel Archives
This article discusses the historical figures who contributed to our understanding of the nature of light, x-rays, Quantum ElectroDynamic (QED) theory, and so on.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Quantization of Energy
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will understand how to use Planck's constant to calculate the relationship between a photon's energy and the frequency of emitted light. Includes a...