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Curated OER

Using Bubbles to Learn about Light Interference

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the wave properties of light.
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Light and Vision

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore how light affects vision. In this light lesson, students construct a shoe box model to represent an eye. Experiments are performed with various light sources. Students draw conclusions about how the eye works as they...
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Reflection of Light and Mirrors

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students address common misconceptions concerning reflection, light and mirrors. They investigate light reflection in mirrors and determine how light is transferred to the eye. In addition, they make predictions and then test them...
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Curated OER

The Effects of Light and Temperature on the Growth and Development of Plants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the effects of light and temperature on plant growth and development. In this plant growth lesson plan, students use radish plants and cover them with different shades of green and red transparencies and...
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Curated OER

The Grating Spectrometer; Light and Wavelengths

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a paper model that demonstrates wave interference for 3 wavelength from 2 sources. In this light and wave instructional activity, students use a real spectrometer and observe and measure the wavelength of spectral lines....
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How Light Travels

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students conduct an experiment. In this light instructional activity, students work in groups to see how light travels in a straight line and how light reflects.
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Diffraction of Laser Light, Polarization and Color Filters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate light behavior by conducting a series of experiments. In this physics lesson, students calculate the wavelength of the light source using an equation. They determine what color is produced when light of different...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Light Reflection and Absorption

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover what types of objects reflect and absorb light. In this science inquiry activity, students use flashlights to determine whether different objects absorb or reflect light.
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School Lighting Audit Preparation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to develop a school lighting audit plan. They practice using new vocabulary related to an energy audit. They also identify the components of a school lighting audit.
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

Light in August by William Faulkner: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Faulkner's Light in August. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Interactive
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Light in August Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Faulkner's Light in August. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Study Guide
SparkNotes

The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Conrad Richter's The Light in the Forest. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Curated OER

Light 2: The Lighter Side of Color

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore light and color, including how colors are mixed to produce new colors, how light is filtered, and how light is reflected off of surfaces.
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Light and Optics

For Students 9th - 12th
In this science worksheet, students look for the words to fill in the crossword puzzle that is focused upon the concepts of light and optics.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Light and Optics

For Students 11th
In this light and optics worksheet, 11th graders fill in 7 blanks about the nature of light, draw 9 diagrams to illustrate reflection, refraction, lenses and color.
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Using Light and Shadow to Create a Sense of Character

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils heighten awareness and mastery of the subtle factors of drawing technique. Activities focus solely on the human figure, particularly the face. students list 5 of elements of light and shadow which affect portrayal of character and...
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Activity
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Light Saver

For Teachers K - 6th
Turn off the lights! That's right it's time to start thinking about conservation and saving electricity. Here is a very quick and very simple Earth Day craft that kids can do in a wink. They'll make light-bulb-shaped door hangers that...
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Cornell University

LEDs Rainbow Connection

For Students 6th - 12th
View LED lights through the eyes of a scientist. Young scholars learn to view light as a wave frequency and connect various frequencies to different colors on the light spectrum. A lab activity asks groups to measure the frequency of...
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Activity
Curated OER

Reflection and Refraction

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Life is only a reflection of what we allow ourselves to see. The lesson includes three experiments on light reflection, light refraction, projection, lenses, and optical systems. Each experiment builds off the ones before and encourages...
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Cornell University

Spectral Analysis with DVDs and CDs

For Students 9th - 12th
Build a spectrometer to analyze properties of light. Scholars examine the spectrum from CDs and DVDs from two different light sources. Using the spectrum, they work to identify different elements.
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Activity
International Technology Education Association

Singin' the Black and Blues

For Students 5th - 9th
How does the color of the sky change from blue to reds and oranges to black? An illuminating lesson explains how light travels through different mediums using the sun's light as an example. By examining diagrams and illustrations, pupils...
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Lab Resource
Colorado State University

Why Are Clouds White?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Is it possible to change the color of clouds? A three-part activity explores the scattering of light by the water droplets that make up clouds. After observing a demonstration, curious scholars conduct their own investigations of the...
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Activity
PBS

Star Power

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Let there be light—or maybe not. Pupils learn about light pollution with an investigation of constellations. They create constellation boxes and experiment with different levels of light. Observations are then made about the lighting in...

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