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Light and
Color
(lower elementary)
Shadows
and Silhouettes - http://artforkids.about.com/kids/artforkids/library/weekly/aa091097.htm?once=true&
One way to create artwork using light
and shadows is to make a silhouette. A silhouette (sill-oo-ett) is a picture
of a shadow. The outline of the shadow is drawn, and then filled in with a
solid color, such as black.
Lasers http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5815/ Created by students for the ThinkQuest Jr. contest, this site describes what laser are, where and how they are used, and their dangers.
Light
Energy http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/8438/light.html
Visit this webpage written by elementary school students to learn
more about light energy. Also, find information on a light experiment that you
can try at home.
ColorWorm
Teaches About Color and Light http://www.cs.iupui.edu/~pellison/colorworm/home.html
Wonderful online book to teach students about color and light! Follow
Colorworm to learn all about the world of color.
Lasers http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/lasers/
Very nice online tutorial for younger kids! Read all about lasers,
how they are used, and what makes laser light special.
Light http://www.brainpop.com/science/light/light/
A wonderful site geared toward younger students that teaches them
about light. It takes a while for the movie to load, but while you are waiting
you can take the quiz that they have. After you finish looking at this one,
there are others on Energy
& Heat, Matter,
and Sound.
Mixing Light http://www.osc.on.ca/JustFun/InteractiveZone/AddCol/addcol.htm This interactive site reviews what happens when you mix light. Drag the colored circles around to change the color patterns.
NyeLabs
Episode Guide: Light and Color http://nyelabs.kcts.org/teach/episodeguides/eg16.html
From Bill Nye the Science Guy, this webpage provides a summary of his
episode on light and color. It has basic facts about light and how we see color.
The
Science of Light http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/
Enter here to find information on light and how we use it in our
everyday lives. Read information on light in color and the laws of light.
Jeffrey
Branzburg
Supervisor of Instructional Technology
Lawrence Public Schools
Lawrence, NY
jbranzburg@lawrence.k12.ny.us