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Imagine the Universe: Electromagnetic Spectrum - Introduction
written by Jim Lochner
This is a beginning tutorial on the electromagnetic spectrum.  It was developed by the Imagine the Universe project through NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.  It contains readable explanations of each type of radiation on the EM spectrum, a short quiz, and related "Cool Facts".  It was designed to supplement lesson plans and activities created by the same team.  See Related items below for links to lesson plans and other resources.  

This item is part of a larger collection of K-12 resources created by the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center for NASA.
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Astronomy
- Fundamentals
= Properties of Light
= Spectra
Electricity & Magnetism
- Electromagnetic Radiation
= Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Middle School
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Tutorial
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Keywords: behavior of light, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic spectrum, frequency, middle school tutorial, tutorial, wavelength
Record Cloner: Metadata instance created September 24, 2008 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated: Oct 20, 2009 by Ed Lee
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J. Lochner, Imagine the Universe: Electromagnetic Spectrum - Introduction (1999), WWW Document, (http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html).
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J. Lochner, Imagine the Universe: Electromagnetic Spectrum - Introduction (1999), <http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html>.
APA Format
Lochner, J. (2008, August 22). Imagine the Universe: Electromagnetic Spectrum - Introduction. Retrieved June 20, 2013, from http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html
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Lochner, Jim. Imagine the Universe: Electromagnetic Spectrum - Introduction. August 22, 2008. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html (accessed 20 June 2013).
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Lochner, Jim. Imagine the Universe: Electromagnetic Spectrum - Introduction. 1999. 22 Aug. 2008. 20 June 2013 <http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html>.
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