Waves and Rays: Sound and Light
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| Color Matters - Vision: How We See Colors |
While this site is sponsored by a psychologist who studies the effects of colors on humans rather than the actual biology of colors perception, it also offers great insight as to how we humans perceive colors. Go deeper into this site and explore the advatages of our ability to see colors, and compare a human's ability to sense em radiation to that of other living things. It has great graphics, too! |
| Cow's Eye Dissection |
This is the site that is the sponsor of the cow's eye dissection we do in class. Feel free to take a look at the site to help you with your cow's eye packet or if you are just interested. |
| Science, Optics, and You: Interactive Java tutorials - Law of Reflection |
This site provides another animation of the law of reflection. However, you can adjust the angle of incidence and see how the angle of reflection change. While the information in print on the page may be technical, the interactive graphic is definitely worth the stop. |
| Science, Optics, and You: Interactive Java tutorials - Refraction |
This site provides information of refraction. Adjust the material type and see how light slows down or speeds up. While the information in print on the page may be technical, the interactive graphic is definitely worth the stop. |
| The Law of Reflection - a GIF animation |
Check out this animated site offering an example of the law of reflection complete with labeled diagram. Conufused about where the angle of incidence is versus the location of the angle of reflection? This will help. |
| What are lasers? |
Explore the topic of lasers at this interactive site. Change the wavelength and see what happens to the color of the laser. |
| What are waves? |
Has the difference between mechanical and electromagnetic waves got you down? Can you tell a longitudinal wave from a transverse one? If not, then this is the site for you. Amplitude has you confused? The parts of the wave are also defined and illustrated. |
| What is the electromagnetic spectrum? Introduction |
Sponsored by NASA's Goddard Space Fight Center, this site provides general information about the ems, the various frequencies and wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, and how we as humans use them. It also has many excellent links to other sites pertaining to the ems and how it helps us to study space. |
