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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Communicating With Light: People

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Who uses light to communicate? Go from sea to shining sea as we visit a lighthouse, board a Navy ship, and take a stroll on the red carpet! Students will investigate different ways of communicating with light and at the end of the lesson...
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Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Light

For Students 3rd - 8th
Light is a form of energy. We see it in many different forms all around us. It's the sunlight that pours through your bedroom window and wakes you up. Images and in-depth information on light can all be accessed in this article.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Does the Intensity of Light Change With Distance?

For Students 9th - 10th
How far would you have to travel so that the light of the full sun would provide "daylight" no brighter than twilight on Earth? This project describes a method to verify the inverse square law: how light, sound, electrical signals, and...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Play With Color and Light

For Students 3rd - 5th
See what happens when you mix different colors of lights.
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Interactive
Math Science Nucleus

Math/science Nucleus: Light Magic

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This animation discusses light and the properties of light in a storybook format. The animations cover the colors of the rainbow (ROYGBIV) along with prisms, light waves, reflection, and refraction.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms: Waves: Light Collection

For Students K - 1st
Observe the appearance of objects under different conditions to find that objects are only visible when illuminated by light, explore how light interacts with different materials, and develop a code that uses light to communicate across...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Waves Performance Assessment Part 1

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students will use a variety of objects to participate in a partner activity and communicate using light and sound waves. Resources include a video, pictures and videos of the lesson in action, and examples of student work.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color: Wavelike Behaviors of Light

For Students 9th - 10th
In this series of interactive physics tutorials, students will focus on the wavelike nature of light.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Wave Optics Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A study guide for concepts related to wave optics.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color: Young's Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
Students read a detailed description and explanation of Thomas Young's experiment which played a major role in the general acceptance of the wave theory of light.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color: Two Point Source Interference

For Students 9th - 10th
Students examine the findings of Thomas Young's light experiment, which showed that an interference pattern results when light from two sources meets up while traveling through the same medium.
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Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Nasa Online: Light: Scattering Light

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the concept of the visible light spectrum provided in an animated format.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves/color: Two Point Source Interference Pattern

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate the underlying causes of two-point source interference pattern. They also discover that the spatial separation between the antinodal and nodal lines in the pattern is related to the wavelength of the waves.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color: The Path Difference

For Students 9th - 10th
After looking at a representative two-point source interference pattern with accompanying order numbers, students investigate the rationale behind the numbering system, and develop some mathematical equations that relate the features of...
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves/color: Visible Light and the Eye's Response

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn how the eye responds to visible light, and how that function ultimately allows us to see.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color: Polarization

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated practice problems and video clips, students learn about polarization of light.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color: Thin Film Interference

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate an example of interference that provides further evidence in support of the wavelike behavior of light.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves/ Color: Other Two Point Source Interference

For Students 9th - 10th
Where can we experience the phenomenon that light taking two paths from two locations to the same point in space can undergo constructive and destructive interference? There are several answers to these questions and they will be...
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves/color: Electromagnetic and Visible Spectra

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated physics tutorial explains the electromagnetic and visible spectra of light using illustrated examples and interactive practice problems.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color: Color Subtraction

For Students 9th - 10th
In this physics tutorial, students learn how materials that have been permeated by specific pigments will selectively absorb specific frequencies of light in order to produce a desired appearance.
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Website
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: More About Visualizing Electromagnetic Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the nature of an electromagnetic wave. Explains the oscillating electric field and represents it through clever graphics and animations.
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Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Speed of Light

For Students 3rd - 8th
Using an interesting and intriguing format, this page discusses the question of "How does one measure the speed of light." Explanation focuses on Galileo's and Roemer's efforts to obtain a reasonable value. Also discusses Heinrich...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Introduction to Light Waves

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introduction to light waves. It discusses a wave's crest, trough, amplitude and how to measure a wave.
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Lesson Plan
NASA

Nasa: Optics: Light, Color, and Their Uses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Download this Educators Guide to light, color, and their uses. Choose from different activities using lenses, prisms, hidden messages, periscopes, and kaleidoscopes

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