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    Section 1: Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

    Lesson A: Waves

    Bibliography

    How to Write a Bibliography
    http://www.aresearchguide.com/12biblio.html
    Information on how to cite different resources including books, newspapers and  online resources.

    Waves

    General Physics Applet Site
    http://www.surendranath.org/Applets.html
    Click on Applet Menu and choose Waves then Longitudinal waves.

    Transverse and Longitudinal (or compression) Waves
    http://einstein.byu.edu/~masong/HTMstuff/C13A4.html
    An animation of transverse and longitudinal waves.

    Longitudinal and Transverse Wave
    http://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/waves/wavemotion.html
    Animations that demonstrate both types of wave and illustrate the difference between the motion of the wave and the motion of the particles in the medium through which the wave is travelling.

    General Physics Applet Site
    http://www.surendranath.org/Applets.html
    Click on Applet Menu and choose Waves then transverse waves.

    Section 2: Light, Mirrors and Lenses

    Lesson A: Properties of Visible Light

    Prisms

    Try it out! Playing with Prisms
    Make your own virtual rainbows and experiment with prisms and light online.

    Science Joy Wagon
    http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/explrsci/media/prism.htm
    You can change the wavelength of the light, and see how that affects the angle that the light bends when going in and out of the prism.

    Wikipedia: Prism (Optics)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prism_(optics)
    View images of white light entering a prism.

    Section 3: Human Vision

    Lesson A: Introduction to the Eye

    The Eye

    Neuroscience for Kids: The Eye
    http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/bigeye.html
    If you only send students to one website for the eye, this could be it! It has interactive games, experiments, section on eye disorders…it’s a very thorough and child-friendly fun site.

    National Eye Institute; Basic Anatomy of the Eye
    http://www.yorku.ca/eye/eye1.htm
    If you only send students to one website for the eye, this could be it! It has interactive games, experiments, section on eye disorders…it’s a very thorough and child-friendly fun site.

    Lesson C: Correcting Vision Problems

    Healthy Eyes

    BC Health Files: School Age Children and Their Eyes
    http://www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/hfile53b.stm
    A BC site with topics including detecting vision problems and eye safety.


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