This is a guide for an introductory workshop on concepts of light, developed to provide K-8 teachers with an inquiry-based learning experience for exploring the behavior of light and how light travels.  The workshops have been discontinued, but teachers may freely download all the materials (including participant worksheets).  The guide is sequenced from very simple to more complex investigations, allowing the user to explore at an individual pace.  A particle model for light is used because the concepts are simpler than those of a wave model.  After completion, it is anticipated that teachers would be better prepared to teach the topic of light, and could adapt most of the experiments for use in their own classrooms.  

This item is part of Operation Primary Physical Science (OPPS), an NSF-funded project to develop inquiry-based science workshops for primary teachers.