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NASA

Nasa: The Space Place: Why Is the Sky Blue?

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn about colors of light by exploring how prisms work. Discover the different colors of the spectrum and how the visible light is what we see.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Blue Skies and Red Sunsets

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Find out how some wavelengths of light are scattered more than others producing blue skies and red sunsets.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Color Addition

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial on the addition of color to light discusses the primary, complimentary, and secondary colors of light.
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University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Color of Stars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe colors in the flame of a burning candle to explore connections between matter, light, color, and temperature, the basic concepts of matter and energy.