http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/edison/lightbulb.shtml
Who invented the light bulb?
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/domestic/content/energy-efficient-lighting
Follow this link for a useful site with information about energy saving light bulbs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zyntsbk
Video clip of two demonstrations of how light travels in straight lines
Session B
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z8vfb9q
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zkqw2hv
Two short video clips about shadows to stimulate discussion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/light_shadows.shtml
Some useful revision points contained within this interactive resource
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zsqd7ty
How different materials affect shadows
http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/games1.html
Hand shadow puppetry
Session C
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zf9c87h
A video clip with lots of information about the human eye
https://web.archive.org/web/20080312084622/http://www.bootslearningstore.com/ks2/eyesight.htm Click this link for an informative interactive resource
http://www.colorcube.com/illusions/illusion.htm
This really is an excellent site containing visual tricks and explanations of what is happening
Session D
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/optics/lr.cfm
Simple animation showing reflection of light
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zqg3cdm
Video clip showing and explaining refraction
http://www.planet-science.com/categories/under-11s/our-world/2012/06/make-a-periscope.aspx http://www.webinnate.co.uk/science/week8.htm http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/educators/teaching_resources/activities/360_degree_periscope.aspx
These sites explain how periscopes work and inspire periscope design!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/see_things.shtml
Use mirrors to light up objects
http://www.krazydad.com/makeyourown/index.php
An online kaleidoscope
Session E
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/standard/physics/space_physics/signals_from_space/revision/2/
Scroll down to see a video of a beam of white light passing through a triangular prism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0043dq1
Video clip that explains how rainbows are made
Child-friendly explanation of rainbow formation
https://sites.google.com/site/scienceofcolour/how-colors-mix
Explanation of light and pigment colour mixing
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/mix_n_match/
Two sites that allow online mixing of coloured light
http://www.omsi.edu/tech/colormix.php
On this site you can mix light colours and pigment (paint) colours
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games/colour-factory-game
Simple online pigment mixing
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/electromagnetic-spectrum.html
Description of electromagnetic spectrum that includes white light visible to the human eye plus other wavelengths such as microwaves, X-rays, infrared and ultraviolet
http://physics.uwb.edu.pl/ptf/fizyka2000/tomography/projections.html
This site contains some useful background information for the more able about X-rays, CAT scans, microwave ovens, etc.
Session F
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bang/handson/lightspeed.shtml
An experiment to measure the speed of light in the classroom!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/hotsciencelight/
Discover what in your home can slow the speed of light
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question19.html
This page contains some useful background information on Light Years
http://www.canon.com/v-square/movie.html?id=k013
A video that explains why rainbows are seen in soap bubbles
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/bub_dome.html
Simple investigation to see the colours in soap bubbles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/physical_processes/light/play/
Children use their knowledge of light to save Rani in this challenge!
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