Science Websites for Kids Science of Light and Optical Illusions for Kids
Science of Light and Optical Illusions for Kids
Kids enjoy exploring the science of light and the science behind optical illusions with these interactive websites. Learn about the properties of light, colors, energy, wavelength. Some of the sites have interactive games for younger children, while others are designed for middle and high school students.
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March 26, 2009
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All Ages (K-12)
There are some amazing optical illusions shown here through computer graphics in motion. While the illusions can be enjoyed by students of any age, the accompanying explanations will...
May 31, 2012
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Upper Elementary (3-5)
Save the Earth from an alien attack. Learn about light sources and rays, reflected light and the types of objects that best reflect light, opaque, translucent, and transparent...
August 29, 2008
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From site: Why are things colored? There are three causes. Repeatedly over and over in innumerable variety, they create our colorful world. Light is made...
May 31, 2012
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Upper Elementary (3-5)
Kids must use their knowledge of light sources and how light reflects off objects to guide Rani to safety in the Circus Hall of Mirrors. Kids can read...
November 18, 2008
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All Ages (K-12)
This site is devoted to everything optics! You will find cool activities combining Jell-O and laser pointers, definitions of terms like acousto-optics and retroreflection, profiles of optics celebs who...
May 01, 2009
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All Ages (K-12)
From site: Visit the Illusions pages for some interesting optical illusions, some written in Java, that show why one can not always believe their eyes -- the brain is...
April 07, 2009
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All Ages (K-12)
From site: The Laser Challenge educational game and related reading are based on several Nobel Prize awarded discoveries in physics that are related to the invention of the...
August 09, 2009
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NeoK12 offers a set of YouTube videos explaining and illustrating light, optics, reflection, refraction, visible spectrum, electromagnetic spectrum, wave particles, and lenses. All videos and lessons on...
May 31, 2012
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Early Elementary (K-2)
Designed for children ages 5-6, this game helps them explore things that are sources of light and things that reflect light. Kids answer 10 questions about light sources...
May 31, 2012
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Upper Elementary (3-5)
Experiment with different mirrors and see how each changes the direction of light depending on its angle and how far it's placed from the light source.
May 31, 2012
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Early Elementary (K-2)
In this interactive for kids ages 7-8, kids experiment with how the angle and distance of a light source affect the shadow of an object in front of it....
May 31, 2012
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Upper Elementary (3-5)
Fill in the crossword with key vocabulary words about light. The words are listed at the top. Click on a crossword numbered square to get a hint...
May 31, 2012
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Elementary (K-5)
This site has two interactives to help kids to more clearly understand the concepts of additive and subtractive colors. Experiment with how colors change when you combine the...
July 18, 2009
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All Ages (K-12)
Tease your brain with more than a dozen optical illusions. Exploratorium shows how our brain and visual perception interact to deceive us.
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March 26, 2009
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Elementary and Middle (K-8)
From site: Operation Optics gives kids the opportunity to experience the science of light, color and optical instrumentation in both an arcade-style game and a lab-style workbench. In...
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