Color and Color Vision - [ Mature Teens ] - Explains additive and subtractive colour mixing, the mixing of wavelengths, Newton's dispersion of white light to show the colours of the rainbow.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum - [ Teens ] - From NASA, an overview of the different types of electromagnetic waves.
Exploring the Atmosphere With Lidars - [ Mature Teens ] - Learn about this type of laser, which is similar to radar but uses light instead of radio waves. Features descriptions of applications in measuring short and long term climate change indicators such as temperature, ozone, and ocean waves. Includes charts.
How Light Works - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Explains light in terms of photons to explain reflection, refraction and absorption.
How we see Colour - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Explains human perception of colour and optical illusions in depth with clear diagrams.
Java Applet - [ Kids/Teens ] - Java applet exploring reflection and refraction of light beam and laser beam.
Light and Optics: Online Meteorology Guide - [ Mature Teens ] - Introduces optical effects resulting from light interaction with air, dust and haze particles, ice crystals and water droplets.
Light Refraction - [ Teens ] - Uses example of sphere on a checkerboard to show how light is refracted.
MicroWorlds - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - An educational tour of current research at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source. Contains information about the facility research, and teaching modules.
Optics 4 Kids - [ Kids/Teens ] - Tells about the science of light and answers common questions. Also explores careers in optics. From the Optical Society of America.
Optics for Kids - [ Kids ] - An overview of the basics of optics, also discusses careers in science and engineering.
The Reflection and Refraction of Light - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Uses geometry to predict reflection from plane and spherical mirrors, and looks at how speed and wavelength varies with different media.
Science Snacks About Light - [ Kids/Teens ] - A set of very simple experiments featured by Exploratorium, each one with details on materials, assembly, how can be done, and an explanation of the physical laws involved.
Skytopia - Colour and Light Trivia - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Amusing guide lists various oddities about colour and light. Find trivia on 3D, mirrors, light bulbs, and contradictions about the perception of colour.
What Makes an Object Coloured - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Explains principles of reflection, refraction, absorption and transmission to explain how objects are a particular colour.
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