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Planet Perplex
http://www.planetperplex.com/en/index.html
Planet Perplex
Shows amazing art such as optical illusions, hidden images and impossible objects. The images are accompanied by explanations and links to related resources.

Optics Workbench : Design a Light Show
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=OpticsWorkbench
Optics Workbench : Design a Light Show
Interactive (Game)

Interactive Online websites : light
http://smarteducation.canterbury.ac.uk/classroom-resources/interactive-websites/primary/science/
Interactive Online websites : light
The Eye | Light and Colour |

The Sound Game
http://www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/classroom/music/sounds_game.htm
The Sound Game
An interactive game where children guess what sounds they can hear.

Sounds, light - a good idea!
http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/scitrek/laboratory/programs/soundslight/
Sounds, light - a good idea .. student laboratory.
"Isn't it amazing how doctors can see inside your body by sending light through optic fibres? And did you know these fibres are used in telephone systems, too?"

Listen to Sounds
http://www.juliasrainbowcorner.com/html/sounds.html
Listen to Sounds ... ideal for small children and students .. interactive

Light - A Learning Unit from GEC
http://www.gelighting.com/na/home/gela/index.htm
This Learning Unit is full of classroom resources designed for middle schoolers who are planning to take the School Lighting Challenge and use the GE Lighting Auditor to evaluate and improve their school's use of energy for lighting.
The four lessons included in this Learning Unit will give students the background knowledge and skills they need to use the GE Lighting Auditor. They'll prepare with activities especially designed to teach:
The Science of Light - In this Lesson, students will learn that light is a form of energy and part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
The Technology of Light - In this Lesson, students will learn about different types of light bulbs, their properties, and how they work.
The Maths of Light - In this Lesson, students will learn how light is measured and how to choose the right bulb for any job.
The History of Light - In this Lesson, students will learn about how Thomas Edison and Lewis Latimer transformed the modern world with their brilliant innovations.

Optics for Kids
http://www.opticsforkids.org/index.cfm
This site is designed to be used by students, teachers and parents. The definitions and interactive demonstrations vary in difficulty. The "Optics in Nature" section provides the least advanced material. The "Vision & Color", "Optics Lab/Lasers" and "Biomedical/Health" sections address more technical information.
We suggest that you begin with the "What is Optics" and "Meet The Team" sections, moving on to the other subsections from there. The "Resources" section connects you to topic-specific sites that provide additional information.
If you have an optics question, or need a reference source, use the "Ask the Expert" section. This interactive feature enables you to email our team of optical scientists with your inquiry.
optics | light |

Light : 4 2 Explore
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/light.htm
This web project provides "four to explore" for each topic.
On each page you'll find definitions, activities, 4 good starting points, and many more links and resources for the thematic topic.
In some cases, we've listed more than four websites on a particular topic. For example, we might provide a few for younger readers and others for more advanced learners.
Each school, classroom, and teacher is unique. As such we didn't try to provide specific activities for particular grade levels. Instead we suggest that teachers explore each link, then design specific, developmentally appropriate activities such as discussion questions, small group activities, or webquests to fit the needs of their curriculum.
The links on this site are safe for children.
Light |

Mirages
http://www.greatestplaces.org/mirage/top.html
Have you seen a mirage? Are they only found in deserts? Visit the Mirage Observer to see images and stories of mirages, or even report your own!

Seeing is Believing
http://library.thinkquest.org/C001464/cgi-bin/main.cgi?
VISION — it is a truly noteworthy element. In fact, of the five senses, sight ranks as the most important. But what is it about sight that makes it the most crucial sense? Look no further for the answer to this question, as you have come to the right place: Sighting the First Sense - Seeing is Believing!
The Eye | Perception | Vision Lab | Light | Timeline |

Illusions and Perceptions
http://snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/resources/attnpcpt.html
Lots of links to illusions and perception sites... on "Learning to Learn"

Lots of Light and Sound Experiments
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/lab/make.shtml
Highly recommended.... and Fun

Plants need light
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ictf/storyex/page9.html

Magic Eye Image of the Week
http://www.magiceye.com/3dfun/stwkdisp.shtml
Random dot stereograms

EncycloZine Optical Illusions
http://encyclozine.com/Illusion/
Much of our normal visual perception is illusory in some sense. Further-away objects appear smaller than nearer objects. Mirrors show things where they can't be. Mirages decieve us about the distant landscape. Fish in ponds appear higher in the water than they are.

Exploring with Sound
http://tryscience.org/exp19581520_frames.html
Create a maze inside a shoebox with blocks of wood. Have a friend figure out where the blocks are by listening as a marble rolls inside the box. Using energy waves, like sound, to determine the position of an object is called sonar.

The Science of Light
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/
Light is everywhere in our world. We need it to see: it carries information from the world to our eyes and brains. Seeing colors and shapes is second nature to us, yet light is a perplexing phenomenon when we study it more closely.

Visit a Lighthouse
http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/
Our shores are littered with the wrecks of ships that have gone down on numerous reefs over the centuries. Thousands of years ago, open fires were used to warn sailors of their dangers and the first recorded lighthouse was built in the third century BC at Alexandria in Egypt. At the top of its 140m tall tower a wood fire was kept burning in a metal brazier; later, the fires were enclosed but would still have needed close supervision.

Sound Waves
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/soundwaves/index.html
Lesson Plan:
1. understand that sound is a form of energy that travels in waves referred to as compressional waves
2. understand that sound waves can travel through different mediums, including solids, liquids, and gases
3. understand and observe that sound waves travel in a given direction until an outside force or object gets in the way of its motion and reflects it
4. observe a variety of sound waves in lab stations and record their observations in a wave booklet

Academy Curricular Exchange
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/sci/elem.html
Mini lesson plans .... pinhole camera/microscope use/bells&scales/ pitch/

Shadows
http://www.owu.edu/~mggrote/pp/physics/f_physics.html
Introduction to shadows .. including sundials

Light and dark
http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/science/sci1d
This unit develops children's understanding of the need for light in order to see things. Children learn that darkness is the absence of light and that in the absence of sunlight other light sources are seen more easily. Experimental and investigative work focuses on: making suggestions of how to investigate an idea making observations and comparisons explaining observations.

Light and shadows
http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/science/sci3f
This unit introduces the relationship between light, an object and the formation of shadows. Children observe the apparent movement of the Sun and the associated changes in shadows. Experimental and investigative work focuses on: making and recording measurements and observations drawing conclusions suggesting explanations for observations and conclusions.

Changing sounds
http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/science/sci5f
Through this unit children learn that sounds are produced by vibrations and that these vibrations travel from the source through a variety of materials. Musical instruments are used to illustrate the range of ways of producing sounds and how pitch and loudness can be altered. Experimental and investigative work focuses on: turning ideas into a form that can be investigated and making predictions deciding whether the evidence is sufficient to support the prediction.