Our writers recommended these independent websites as background information and content supplements for Light lessons.
http://www.benderphoto.com/pinfokit.htm
This site lists resources for obtaining pinhole camera kits and pinhole camera construction information. This site also contains links to other pinhole photography resources.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/light_walk/camera_todo.html
Provides detailed instructions for how to make a pinhole camera at home with readily accessible materials.
http://www.solarviews.com/cap/moon/moon1.htm
Provides downloadable pictures of the moon to use in the Further Science Exploration for Light Lesson 4 when the children consider how sunlight reflects off the moon.
http://womenshistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/shadow/whos%5Fwho%5Flevel2/herschel.html Provides information on the life of Caroline Herschel, a woman astronomer in the 18th century who developed telescopes and was the first woman to discover a comet.
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Optics/Optics.Guide.pdf
This site provides an online packet of activities developed by NASA for children in grades K-12. Explores light and color in conjunction with science and mathematics. Many topics go into more depth than needed for 3rd grade, but still a good resource site for the teacher.
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/miscon/opphys.html
This site is a compilation of misconceptions that children have about a variety of physical science concepts, including light.
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/light/light_tour.html
This site, developed by the Center for Science Education at the Space Sciences Lab, takes you on a tour to explore wavelengths of light, types of light, how astronomers use different wavelengths, and what they see. A good resource site for the teacher, but too technical for the children.
http://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=wscimed&page=html/astronomers.htm&direct=yes This site details the accomplishments of women astronomers in the past, including Caroline Herschel and Maria Mitchell, whose discoveries advanced the science of light.
http://www.scienceteacherstuff.com/light.html
This site contains a wealth of links to other sites on light and resources for teachers to use about light.
http://inventors.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/timeline/people/swan.html This site contains details information about scientists who advanced the study of light and optics.
http://inventors.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/timeline/people/swan.html This site contains a wealth of activities on light and optics, including those on lenses, mirrors, shadows, microscopes, eyeglasses, and animal vision.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/activities/teachers/animalvision.html
This site provides information on animal vision, with specific exploration into birds and bats. A good site for enrichment activities for children who are curious about how animals see compared to humans.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/CC/vision_background.html
This reference site provides the teacher with detailed information on how we see. Specific processes that occur with the eye and brain are detailed in a comprehensible way, and historical information on the understanding of vision is also integrated into the text.
http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/sheddinglight/lighthistory.html
Provides a detailed timeline of the historical development of our understanding of light from 3500 B.C. to 1968.
http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/sheddinglight/lightlinks/
This site, sponsored by the Annenberg/CPB Channel, provides a collection of links related to light. An excellent resource site for teachers.
http://www.gelighting.com/na/home/gela/teachers/index.htm
Created by General Electric, this Unit deals with light from a scientific, mathematical, technological, and historical perspective. Hands-on activities and experiments are included.