Light

Light - This theme is a Science and Technology Unit for Year 5 and 6
Light Up My Life - Light and some of its properties. Combining sound and light to produce special effects.
Designing a shadow puppet play.
Investigating the effect light has on materials.
Using sound and light effects to create illusions
 

Additive Properties of Light http://library.thinkquest.org/50065/science/properties.html?tqskip=1%20 Have you ever looked at a rainbow and wondered how all of the colours got there?

Dracula\'s Library http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/dracula/index.html Learn about the properties of light, waves, and particles.

The Language of Light http://www.kodak.com/   etc.  Article that discusses light and shadows in relation to photography and different weather conditions.

Seeing Through http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/scienceqa/archive/990124a.html Students will learn that if the electrons of an object cannot absorb energy, light will pass through unhindered, and the object will be transparent.
 

Computer Effects http://library.thinkquest.org/3496/ Explore how computer graphics have changed the world of movies and television.

A Collection of Optical Illusions http://www.eaglehawksc.vic.edu.au/kla/art_graphics/illusion/jumplist.htm Prepare to be amused, amazed and puzzled by this collection of visual illusions organised into categories.

Sandlot Science Optical Illusions http://www.sandlotscience.com/ Collection of hundreds of original optical illusions.

Illusions http://mathworld.wolfram.com/topics/Illusions.html Optical Illusions to make.

Questacon Incredible Illusions http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/incredible_illusions.html There are many kinds of visual illusions here for you to try.

Mark Newbold\'s Animated Necker Cube http://dogfeathers.com/java/necker.html Animated Necker Cube optical illusion.

Eye Magic Optical Illusions http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/eyemagic.html Try these out for yourself, read the physical explanation, then try them out on your friends.
 

What are Shadows? http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Shadow/groundhog.htm Information, fun activities and quizzes about shadows.

Bob Miller\'s Light Walk http://www.exploratorium.edu/light_walk/ Artist Bob Miller\'s unique discoveries will change the way you look at light, shadow, and images.

Sundials http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Earth/Sundials/Sundials.asp Information about sundials and instructions on how to make your own.

Special Effects http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/specialfx/ Go behind the scenes to learn about special effects and read interviews with people involved in making special effects in movies.
 

Telling Time by the Light of the Moon http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/lightofthemoon/ Students learn that local solar time is determined by the position of the sun relative to the horizon.

Backwards Spinning Wheels http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=51 Television holds many mysteries. Why do car wheels on TV sometimes seem to spin backwards? This lesson looks for an explanation.

Illusions Reveal the Brain\'s Assumptions http://www.hhmi.org/senses/a110.html This article uses animations of optical illusions to illustrate how the brain resolves ambiguities and makes sense of the world.

Geometric Optic Spinner http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=411 Site investigates how the eyes and brain work together then students create their own optical illusions.

Ingenious Escher http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=325 M.C. Escher\'s intricate artwork inspires others to imaginative detailed drawings of architectural structures.

Vision of the Future http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20010830thursday.html In this lesson, students investigate ways in which new vision tests and technologies can be used to help detect and correct vision problems.

Attack of the 50-foot Chicken http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/specialfx2/green.html You are the visual effects supervisor for \"Attack of the 50-foot Chicken,\"and time is running out.

Play this Shockwave game, and create the illusion. Measuring Shadows http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/Lessons.cfm?DocID=7 Students determine the pattern (length and direction) of shadows cast by sunlight during a several month period and to develop an interpretation of the daily and seasonal patterns and variations observed.
 

Sunclocks http://www.fi.edu/time/Journey/Sundials/lessons.htm Collection of lessons and activities related to sundials.

Light Unit http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr4ufesc.html This unit on light develops by showing that light is a form of energy.

Can You Bend Light? http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1335 The refraction of light through water is examined by using a flashlight, an index card, and a glass of water.

Why Is The Sky Blue? http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html Information and projects on light.
 

Pictures From Light http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/pictures_from_light.html Students bend light using lenses.
 

Webquest: Thai Shadow Puppetry http://www.bsdvt.org/webquest/dwoessner/shadow.htm Students create shadow puppets and each group will be performing in a shadow puppet play based upon the Jataka Tales.

Webquest: Properties of Light http://can-do.com/uci/lessons99/light.html Electromagnetic energy comes in different forms because of the varying wavelengths of each wave. Some of these waves we can see, some we can feel, and others can be extremely harmful.

Webquest: Adventures With video http://www.whitemountaintech.net/Education/Video%20Web/web_step1.htm These steps aim to guide students through the four stages of video development.

Webquest: Op Art http://www.winchendon.mec.edu/lesson-template10/lesson-template1.htm#Process Students create their own Op Art illusions.

Webquest: Tesselations http://www.ims.k12.nj.us/Webquests/tesselation/tesselation.htm Students learn about and create tesselations.
 

Skeleton Puppet http://www.inside-mexico.com/titere.htm Skeleton puppet template useful for shadow plays.

Puppet Scripts http://www.puppetresources.com/ Choose from 640 free scripts for puppet plays.

Butterfly Paper Puppets http://artsedge.kennedycenter.org/professional_resources/howto/butterfly_puppets.html Template and instructions for butterfly puppets.

Simple Sundials for You to Make http://www.sundials.co.uk/projects.htm Instructions for creating simple equatorial, horizontal, and diptych sundials.

Sundials on the Internet http://www.sundials.co.uk/ Information on types of sundials, links to sundial pictures, notable sundials around the world, sundial makers, and sundial links.

Make A Shadow Puppet Theatre http://www.osv.org/kids/crafts2.htm Instructions and diagrams relating to creating a shadow puppet theatre and shadow puppets.
 

Charlie

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