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This is a NASA-created instructional module for grades 4-8 on the topic of light, color, and the electromagnetic spectrum. It introduces users to the basics of light and electromagnetic energy through experiments and interactive activities. In Lesson 1, students explore color mixing to discover that the primary colors of light are red, green, and blue. Lesson 2 models how objects absorb and reflect colors of light. Lesson 3 introduces the electromagnetic spectrum through a web-based activity that is easily understood by children. Each lesson contains a link to background information for teachers.  

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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism
- Electromagnetic Radiation
= Electromagnetic Spectrum
Optics
- Color
= Synthesis and Analysis of Color
- Middle School
- Elementary School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
= Model
= Unit of Instruction
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- Physical Science
- Activity
- New teachers
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Keywords:
NASA activity, color addition, color subtraction, light absorption, light reflection, module, primary colors, shadows, spectrum
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Metadata instance created July 8, 2009 by Caroline Hall
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August 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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January 20, 2008
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(NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project, Cleveland, 2007), WWW Document, (https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/Echo_the_bat/understanding_light.pdf#page=4).
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NASA Imagers: Understanding Light (NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project, Cleveland, 2007), <https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/Echo_the_bat/understanding_light.pdf#page=4>.
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NASA Imagers: Understanding Light. (2008, January 20). Retrieved September 15, 2024, from NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project: https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/Echo_the_bat/understanding_light.pdf#page=4
Chicago Format
NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project. NASA Imagers: Understanding Light. Cleveland: NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project, January 20, 2008. https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/Echo_the_bat/understanding_light.pdf#page=4 (accessed 15 September 2024).
MLA Format
NASA Imagers: Understanding Light. Cleveland: NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project, 2007. 20 Jan. 2008. 15 Sep. 2024 <https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/Echo_the_bat/understanding_light.pdf#page=4>.
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@misc{ Title = {NASA Imagers: Understanding Light}, Publisher = {NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {15 September 2024}, Month = {January 20, 2008}, Year = {2007} }
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