Light

Cool Cosmos Infrared Gallery - Explore light you cannot see. An interactive site with lots of highly colorful images that clearly portray the nature of infrared light. There are lessons for teachers, images for visual learners, and interactive elements for exploration. This site is even fun for "big" kids! As an added benefit, there is a version in Spanish.

Molecular Learning's Science, Optics, & You - While this site may sound like it is about molecules, it is about light, more than anything else. The site is offered by Florida State Univ. in collaboration with Optical Microscopy at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Interactive tutorials are offered where students can "play" with light, color, vision, and optics. Teacher Resources are offered with great activities.

Oracle Education Foundation's Discovering Light Thinkquest - Like a textbook on light, this site has images, information, and learning aids. Light topic categories include physics, technology, nature, and culture. Each topic has a sub-menu with a question/answer format. This site is a great one for students who can gleen understanding through reading.

Star Light, Star Bright - Should this page go under astronomy? Could be! However, since the site explores light, light waves, and why stars appear the way they do, the content fits well with the exploration of light. This is an interactive learning tool which lets students see demonstrations of light related concepts.