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Nature of Light: A Model Unit for Grades 7-8
edited by Caroline Hall
content provider: the WGBH Educational Foundation, the Science NetLinks, and the Goddard Space Flight Center
written by Tom Henderson, Michael Davidson, and Marcia Linn
This is a 7-day multimedia unit for middle school science that explores the behavior of light, how light travels, and its special properties. Students will gain understanding that light is much more than what we perceive with our eyes; it is part of a vast spectrum that includes ultraviolet radiation, infrared, x-ray, radio waves, and gamma rays.  They will get hands-on exposure to reflection, refraction, and color, and experiment to verify the connection between wavelength and frequency.

All resources in this unit are aligned to AAAS Benchmarks for Science Literacy.

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Electricity & Magnetism
- Electromagnetic Radiation
= Electromagnetic Spectrum
Optics
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- Middle School
- Instructional Material
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© 2009 WGBH, Florida State University, Tom Henderson, University of California-Berkeley, Science NetLinks
Keywords:
behavior of light, instructional unit, light, middle school unit, model unit, module, multimedia unit, visible light
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Metadata instance created September 8, 2009 by Caroline Hall
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August 18, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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August 31, 2009
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T. Henderson, M. Davidson, and M. Linn, , edited by C. Hall (2009), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/precollege/filingcabinet/share.cfm?UID=3404&FID=16729&code=3B9D7499DA).
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T. Henderson, M. Davidson, and M. Linn, Nature of Light: A Model Unit for Grades 7-8, edited by C. Hall (2009), <https://www.compadre.org/precollege/filingcabinet/share.cfm?UID=3404&FID=16729&code=3B9D7499DA>.
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Henderson, T., Davidson, M., & Linn, M. (2009, August 31). Nature of Light: A Model Unit for Grades 7-8. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/precollege/filingcabinet/share.cfm?UID=3404&FID=16729&code=3B9D7499DA
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Henderson, T, M. Davidson, and M. Linn. Nature of Light: A Model Unit for Grades 7-8. Edited by Caroline Hall. August 31, 2009. https://www.compadre.org/precollege/filingcabinet/share.cfm?UID=3404&FID=16729&code=3B9D7499DA (accessed 2 May 2025).
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Henderson, Tom, Michael Davidson, and Marcia Linn. Nature of Light: A Model Unit for Grades 7-8. Ed. Hall, Caroline. 2009. 31 Aug. 2009. WGBH Educational Foundation, Science NetLinks, and Goddard Space Flight Center. 2 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/precollege/filingcabinet/share.cfm?UID=3404&FID=16729&code=3B9D7499DA>.
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