TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Measuring Light Pollution
Students are introduced to the concept of light pollution by investigating the nature, sources and levels of light in their classroom environment. They learn about the adverse effects of artificial light and the resulting consequences on...
Other
Ohio Dept. Of Education: Lesson Plan: I Can Ask Questions Grade Two
Students will explore sources of light in this activity and generate their own questions for further investigation, then find answers.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Let's Explore Light: Lesson Plan
Students will use observations and evidence to describe that objects can only be seen if they are illuminated by an external light source or give off their own light. Media is used to supplement student observations and encourage...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Explore How Light Is Needed to See Things: Interactive Lesson
Explore how light moves and describe how an object in a dark space only becomes visible when light moves into the space and illuminates it. Interactive activities, time-lapse videos, and images are used to enhance student observations as...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Holt Physics: Brightness of Light
This probeware version of the Skills Practice Lab Brightness of Light from the chapter Light and Reflection uses a light probe to measure the intensity of light at different distances from a light source.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Einstein
This resource is a companion site of a retrospective exhibition held at the American Museum of Natural History in 2002-03, Einstein covers the life and scientific theories of this revolutionary scientist. Includes numerous primary source...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Solar System Energy Lab
This lab is designed to have students investigate the relationship between the distance you are from a source of light and the intensity of the light your receive.
Museum of Science
The Atoms Family
Let this classic family of monsters guide you as you learn about energy. Interactive exercises, experiments, and demonstrations help to build knowledge and raise questions.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Mean Average Temperatures in North America, 1906
A map from 1906 of North America showing the mean annual isotherms of the region given in degrees Fahrenheit. "The climate of North America naturally varies greatly, depending on latitude, the general atmospheric circulation or direction...