Colour
	Colour Matters All about colour. How colour affects our vision, the science of colour and much more		BrainPop Movies - ElectroMagnetic Spectrum Find out what this is all about- whilst watching the movie.		Make a Splash with Colour We see red apples, green grass, and blue sky. Did you ever wonder why this is? Maybe it has something to do with the apples, the grass, and the sky? Or maybe something to do with your eyes? Or maybe even something to do with your mind?
	Carmine's Introduction to Colour This interactive site covers primary and secondary colours, the colour wheel, and tints and shades. Includes a quiz.		Sanford's ArtEdventures with Carmine Chameleon: Colour Theory This fun interactive adventure teaches students about colour theory, including complementary colours, warm and cool colours, and the colour wheel. Includes examples of famous paintings.		Colour Museum Fun Stuff This British site has colour activities for kids. All are great for playing on the SMARTboard.
	Mix & Match: Exploratorium This interactive site challenges you to try to mix the three primary colours of light (red, blue, green) to match a specific colour.		Bird in a Cage: Exploratorium This site includes two colour illustrations. Stare at the objects, then stare at the blank space and find out what you will see. Text explains the mystery of the illusion.		Colour Perception An amazing demonstration of how we perceive colours - from e-chalk
	Colour Explanations of the absortion and reflection of light and the colour spectrum. Also includes additive and subtractive colours and filters. Site includes illustrations that make it easier for students to understand.		Molecular Expressions A rather technical, but very detailed exploration of colour and light		Newton's Colour circle A convenient way to summarize the additive mixing properties of colors. R,G,B are thought of as the additive primary colors, and their complementary colors are placed across from them on the circle.
	Colour Theory This article discusses key concepts of colour theory: hue, saturation, chroma and value. Click on the cubes to see them enlarged.		Have Some Colour Fun! This company's Web site includes some fun interactive games that test your knowledge about hue, saturation, additive and subtractive colours, and the colour cube. Fun for the SMARTboard.		Prismology This article explains how a prism works and shows the difference between colours from light and colours for printing. Site is interactive.
	Moire Patterns Moire patterns occur in print when printing plates aren't aligned. Play with these interactive images and see how moire patterns can be used in illusions.		Ishihara Test for Colour Blindness Many people are colour blind, with most not able to see green and red. Take this colour blindness test to see if you can distinguish between the colours.		Colour Blindness FAQ This site provides brief answers to common questions about colour blindness.
	The World of Colour Interactive activities on additive and subtractive colours and filters.
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	The Science of Light The activities in this lab are designed to give you ideas about light—and also about how you can use technology to explore light.		Basic Prism Drag the pointing finger along the box to see how light bends to produce different colours		How Light Works Explore how light works, and some devices that make light - the sun, bulbs, globes, etc
	Why is the Sky Blue? A simple explanation from NASA		Light: A Learning Unit This site has lots of activity ideas about light. From General Electric.		NOVA Online Learn how fast light travels and choose which objects can slow it down.
	The Science of Light Try these activities about light, colour, and mirrors.		Physics4Kids Learn about visible light, reflection, and refraction. The site includes helpful illustrations.
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	Piano and Sound Waves Play the piano with your mouse and see the sound waves from different notes. You can change the fade and frequency on the screen.	no	Lets Hear it for the Ear Find out how your ears work and how we listen to sounds.		What Happens When We Hear A Sound? This is a brief explanation of how the ear works to detect sound. Click on the "Sound" link at the bottom to learn more about sound and music. "Sound Lessons" has an experiment involving a tuning fork.
	Explore Science: Sound Beats Listen to the sounds, then try to determine the frequency of the two sounds on the far right.		Sonic Boom Find out what causes sonic booms. Can you hear a sonic boom in space? Choose the correct answer at the bottom to learn more. Then try the "Challenge" to find out what other things make (or don't make) sonic booms.		Sounds Underwater Learn about animal sounds underwater and how water affects sound waves.
	Sight vs. Sound Reflexes Take an interactive test to see if you react faster to sights or sounds. This is a fun activity for the SMARTboard.		Musical Instrument Inventions This teacher's site has handouts for a unit on musical inventions.		Sound Site This site includes student input, hands-on activities, "sounds of silence" postcards, information about musical performances, and more.
	Play Music Listen to different orchestra instruments and play the matching games. You can also read biographies of young musicians.		Experiments With Sounds Try some of these experiments with sound. Scroll through the list for age levels and descriptions. The "Ear and Hearing" link at the top leads to a diagram of the ear.		Hoppy Hill: Dancing Notes Click on "Record" then click on an animal to have them play some sounds. Click "Record" again to stop recording. Click "Play" to listen to what you recorded.
	NIDCD Health Information Learn about a whole range of hearing disorders and how to protect your ears and hearing.		Sound in the Ear From NIDCD Health. An education section of their website where you can learn, watch videos and try a quiz to learn about sound and hearing. Lesson plans for teachers.		Exploratorium: Ear Guitar This page has instructions for doing a sound experiment using two cups and a string.
	Greatest Places Sounds Description: This page has lots of unusual sounds from around the world. Click on a link to hear the sound.
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