Light

Robertson, William C.

Book 2003

Publisher's description: Covers what science teachers and parents need to know to teach about light with confidence. It uses ray, wave, and particle models of light to explain the basics of reflection and refraction, optical instruments, polarization of light, and interference and diffraction. There's also an entire chapter on the workings of the eye. Each chapter ends with a Summary and Applications section that reinforces concepts with everyday...

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Light Study and teaching (Middle school)

Optics Study and teaching (Middle school)

Part of a Series:

Robertson, William C. Stop faking it! Stop faking it!

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ISBN:

9780873552158
0873552156

Description:

x, 106 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm + light kit

Target Audience Note:

Gr. 3-8

Notes:

Enclosed light kit contains: three color gels (red, blue, yellow), Three sheets of polarized film, one diffraction grating peephole in pocket

Contents:

Light-the early years
Colorful waves
Focus, people, focus!
Not-so-cheap sunglasses
When light waves collide
All about eyeballs
Fire the photon torpedoes, Mr. Sulu!

LCCN:

2003004143

Control Number:

3034506

Other Authors:

Diskin, Brian, illustrator

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