LIGHT for Kids

Light and Its Properties - http://www.kidsbuilder.com/FunFactsForKids/light.html
   
The Science of Light - https://www.ducksters.com/science/light.php

Light for Kids - https://www.explainthatstuff.com/light.html
                 https://www.lovemyscience.com/facts-light.html

 
Optics for Kids - requires Flash - http://www.opticsforkids.com/

"Snacks" about light - http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconlight.html

ProTeacher sites about why the sky is blue and sunsets are red
    http://www.proteacher.com/110017.shtml

Light Tour - Discover the Mysteries of Light
  http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/light/light_tour.html  

Learn about Light - http://sciencewithme.com/learn-about-light/
                   
      Light videos - http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=2549                     

Physics4Kids - http://www.physics4kids.com/files/light_intro.html

Optics For Kids - https://www.optics4kids.org/

Light and Color from Mrs. Susan Stein 
    http://www.tooter4kids.com/Light_Color/Light_and_Colorindex.htm  

PBS - https://nhpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/47861fd4-683a-4924-b490-3d53055309af/47861fd4-683a-4924-b490-3d53055309af/

How Far Does Light Go? Lesson for teachers to use
    http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/KIE/web/hf.html

Electromagnetic Spectrum lesson from NASA
    https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/history_multiwavelength1.html
    https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/emspectrum1_fact.html
    https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/educators/gammaraybursts/starchild/page7.html

Explore Light - vocabulary, web sites, activities
    http://eduscapes.com/42explore/light.htm

BBC Science Clips - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbssgk7
                    https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbssgk7/resources/1
                    https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zg6r82p
                    https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z3mb9qt
                    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0078n4q/clips                  

Experiments from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:
    Direct and Diffuse Light experiment   
    Light and Heat experiment
    Reflectivity and Absorption experiment

Utah Education Network - https://www.uen.org/core/displayLessonPlans.do?courseNumber=3030&standardId=1198&objectiveId=1199

Experiments from the Exploratorium:
   The Disappearing Glass Rods - http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/disappearing_glass_rods/index.html
   Critical Angle - http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/critical_angle/index.html
   Convection Currents - http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/convection_currents/index.html
   How to Build a Light Island - http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/lightsource/menu.html
 
Light Waves and Color - http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/lightandcolor/index.html
                                             http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/light/
                         http://www.physicsclassroom.com/gallery/light/
                         https://www.ducksters.com/science/light_spectrum.php
                         http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/visible.html

Light and Shadows - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbssgk7
                   https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3hhvcw/articles/zp23r82

                      

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and was last updated March 3, 2021