A tutorial on the electromagnetic and visible spectra. Discusses dispersion and how perceptions of white and black are related to the visible light spectrum.

Explore how light responds when it interacts with different types of juice in a live-action video [1:30] from PEEP and the Big Wide World. Use the video to observe and make evidence-based claims about how light interacts with different materials. Support materials include: Background Reading, Teaching Tips, and Discussion Questions. This resource was developed through WGBH's Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms project, in collaboration with NASA.

This tutorial explains light absorption, reflection and transmission in a clear and concise manner. Provides a "Check Your Understanding" section as well as additional links on color and light.

A collection of several pages explaining the principles which underlie Rayleigh scattering of light.

Student groups rotate through four stations to examine light energy behavior: refraction, magnification, prisms and polarization. They see how a beam of light is refracted (bent) through various transparent mediums. While learning how a magnifying glass works, students see how the orientation of an image changes with the distance of the lens from its focal point. They also discover how a prism works by refracting light and making rainbows. And, students investigate the polar nature of light using sunglasses and polarized light film.