Unit Plan
NASA

Nasa: The Space Place: Why Is the Sky Blue?

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn about colors of light by exploring how prisms work. Discover the different colors of the spectrum and how the visible light is what we see.
Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Blue Skies and Red Sunsets

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Find out how some wavelengths of light are scattered more than others producing blue skies and red sunsets.
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Color Addition

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial on the addition of color to light discusses the primary, complimentary, and secondary colors of light.
Lesson Plan
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Color of Stars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe colors in the flame of a burning candle to explore connections between matter, light, color, and temperature, the basic concepts of matter and energy.