Science Museum, London
Science Museum: 3 D Shadows
In this activity students can make a pair of coloured glasses, which allows them to see coloured shadows in 3D. Students will learn what shadows are and how they are produced.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Light
A video and a short quiz on the basic concepts and vocabulary for understanding light energy.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Identifying the Sun as a Source of Light by Observing Shadows
Students investigate shadows and discover that the sun is a source of light.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Denmark: What Are Light and Darkness?
In this module, students learn about the different sources of light, what causes darkness, and about shadows.
Other
Center for Science Education: Eye on the Sky: What Makes Shadows?
Students will enjoy these activities where they draw shadows, and observe the sun's placement and how its position impacts on the size of a shadow.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Scotland: Why Do Shadows Change During the Day?
William is a Scottish boy who is learning about the sun and how it casts shadows. Try to help him find out.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: First Grade Science: Me and My Shadow
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores how light interacts with objects in order to create shadows.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Cat Scans: Projecting Shadows
This page and the three pages which follow discuss how X-ray technology can be used to produce an image of the human body. Discussion is understandable and highly intriguing. Several interactive animations allow the visitor to explore...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity 1: Seeing Light and Color
This activity focuses on using a box and a ball to experiment with light, shadows, and color. The goals are: Practice looking at light and shadow; Analyze how lighting influences the shape (soft/hard), color (hue) and value...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity 4: Lighting a Character
In this activity, return to your live action set but now swap out the orange for a toy character. Now try lighting your character in at least two different ways: Can you get them to cast a long shadow or look mysterious? Can you light...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Bob Miller's Light Walk
Come along with artist Bob Miller as he takes a "Light Walk." His unique discoveries will change the way you look at light, shadow, and images.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: What Is a Shadow?
Learn how shadows are formed and other interesting facts.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Lights and Shadows of African History
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Lights and Shadows of African History by Samuel Griswold Goodrich, a nonfiction book for children.
PBS
Pbs: Scale City: Inverse Proportions and Shadows in the Real World
In this video, students take a quick trip through the history of drive-in theaters and are then asked to consider the question, "What is the relationship between the size of an object's shadow and the object's distance from a light...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Science of Light: Light in Color
Site explores colors and how they are formed. Provides three different activities to explore color.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Colored Shadows
Learn about additive mixtures in this activity. Understand how your rods and cones work together to see color.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Light on Lightning! Danger!
Experience the acoustical shadow caused by a lightning bolt, and discover the dangers of a lightning storm.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Light and Shadows
[Free Registration/Login Required] This unit introduces the relationship between light, an object and the formation of shadows.
Harvard University
Harvard Smithsonian: Everyday Classroom Tools
The focus of this series of lessons is to engage students in an exploration of the world around them. The emphasis is on inquiry as students learn about the earth, sun, light, shapes and more.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Scotland: How Are Shadows Formed?
Join James, as he tries to make a dog appear on the wall by using only his hands. Find out how he does this.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Where Is the Player?
Examine how multiple light sources produce shadows of differing darkness and length. Move a player (with four light sources) around the field until your image matches the five other images on the page so you can identify where the player...
Other
Ohio Resource Center: Shadows
This applet helps students visualize the shapes of shadows cast by a cube with a light coming from different angles. This helps students visualize shapes from different angles and to identify, sketch and classify the cross-sections of...
Harvard University
Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground: The Earth's Rotation
Plenty of cool activities about the Earth's rotation can be found here, such as tracing shadows, observing shadows during different times of the day, and tracking the sun's path in the sky to understand the rotation of the earth.
Other
Atmospheric Optics
Instead of just ooohing and aaahing over that beautiful sunset, impress your loved ones with an insightful and informed explanation of just what makes sunsets so interesting, and they will oooh and aaah at you too! At this site, you'll...
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