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What Is a Light Source?

General Science & Information

Materials Science and Technology Teacher Handbook (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Crystallography 101. An introductory course by Bernhard Rupp.
Science Friday
Making Science Radioactive
Synchrotrons – making the light fantastic. Nova - Science in the News. The goal of Nova is to provide reliable and up-to-date information for senior secondary school teachers to use in class. It also includes a glossary of terms, further reading suggestions, activities and links to related sites. Published by the Australian Academy of Science.
Nanopolis.
For profit association that provides some sychrotron related education material in its web site.
Background information on the unique properties of light.

Activities and Lesson Plans

The Advanced Light Source (ALS) offers a publication for 9-12 graders called Microworlds that includes Teacher Guides.
The Australian Synchrotron Project has provided the following information to support the introduction of synchrotron studies into the Physics component of the Victorian Certificate of Education - VCE: Physics detailed study: Synchrotron and applications.
Jefferson Lab Teacher Resources (JLab)
Reference materials, hands-on activities, games, projects etc.
Waves Light up the Universe. A teacher's guide to the Science and Mathematics of Waves Grades 9-12.
seeingscience. Devised by education professionals and drawing on front line research, 'seeing science with Science and Technology Facilities Council' provides a wide range of interactive resources to support science teaching at Key Stage 3 (11 - 14 year olds) and Key Stage 4 (14-16 year olds).
Solar System. Using a prism, thermometers, and blueprint paper, students recreate the 18th century experiments the proved the existence of invisible waves of sunlight.
Instructions on how to build a spectroscope (a tool to detect photons).
Strange Matter: What's materials science?
Stuff for Teachers
Light Tour. Activities to help students discover some of the properties of different wavelengths of light.

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