In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Utah's ASPIRE Lab, students will learn how to measure wavelengths and see how wavelength affects the color of the light that we see.

In this activity, students play the game Simon Says to make the amplitudes and wavelengths defined by the teacher. First they play alone, and then they play with a partner using a piece of rope.

Describes the characteristics of light, presents two formulas for calculating its wavelength, and provides a table of the different wavelength ranges across the electromagnetic spectrum.

Read about the visible light spectrum and learn the frequencies and wavelengths for each of the primary and secondary colors.

Light is all around you, with wavelengths bigger than mountains and smaller than atoms. Learn about light waves, and the ways in which light interacts with matter, with this lesson plan.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate and analyze characteristics of waves, including velocity, and calculate the relationship between wave speed, frequency, and wavelength.

Students create and observe wavelengths at both high and low energy levels using safety glasses, rope, and a power drill

Find out how energy, frequency, and wavelength are related in terms of the electromagnetic spectrum.

In this very detailed lesson plan from NASA, students investigate wavelength and frequency within the electromagnetic spectrum.

In this introduction to light energy, students learn about reflection and refraction as they learn that light travels in wave form. Through hands-on activities, they see how prisms, magnifying glasses and polarized lenses work. They also...

Kids learn about the science of the light spectrum. Wavelengths and frequencies of the electromagnetic waves including visible light, primary colors, and subtractive colors.

Kids learn about the properties waves in the science of physics including amplitude, wavelength, frequency, period, and speed.

How did scientists figure out the structure of atoms without looking at them? Try out different models by shooting light at the atom. Check how the prediction of the model matches the experimental results.

Provides a long list of physics formulas for easy reference.

This resource provides information on the different wavelengths that make up the electromagnetic spectrum. Also contains information on waves and color.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains the terms diffraction, interference, and interference patterns. Describes the double slit experiment and how to determine the wavelength of a double slit...

Introduction to the quantum mechanical model of the atom: Thinking about electrons as probabilistic matter waves using the de Broglie wavelength, the Schrodinger equation, and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Electron spin and the...

You know how to make new colors by mixing paint or crayons. For example, you get green by mixing yellow and blue, or orange by mixing red and yellow. With paint, blue, yellow, and red are primary colors, which you can use to make other...

Music and sound are two different concepts that share much in common. Determining the difference between the two can sometimes be difficult due to the subjective nature of deciding what is or is not music. The goal of this activity is to...

Music can loosely be defined as organized sound. The lesson objectives, understanding sound is a form of energy, understanding pitch, understanding sound traveling through a medium, and being able to separate music from sound, can...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explore the characteristics and behaviors of energy transferred by transverse waves.

A detailed overview of the Earth's atmosphere, with explanations about atmospheric properties, the structure of the atmosphere, its four layers, atmospheric processes, energy heat transfer, conduction and convection, and radiation. All...

Find out whatever you wanted to know about rainbows and how they form. Check out the section on folklore regarding rainbows too.

With sample data, equations, and practice problems, students explore the concept of wave speed.