Resources

Light and Sound

From Teachers TV, this video shows four examples of lessons on light and sound that are suitable for primary school children. Part of the Great Lesson Ideas series, it contains these ideas for lessons: Years Five and Six teacher David Aston, shows how glass bottles and water inspire children to think about how...

We learn about the world by seeing and hearing, but how do light and sound actually work? This book explores the ways that light and sound travel, how we sense them, and how they affect our daily lives.

Packed with fun experiments and designed to help 7 to 11 year-olds understand how science is applied in the world around them.

Bradford Technology have added to their growing list of physics CD-ROMs with this new disc on light and sound. These topics are still popular in science teaching despite the unfair lack of curriculum coverage which is now given to sound, due mainly to the National Curriculum straightjacket. This CD-ROM will offer...

Packed with fun activities, this book explains lots of cool scientific ideas in a simple way!

Questions posed on each spread help children learn about light and sound in a bright and modern way. Concise text combines with fantastic photography and illustrations in a book that will challenge children to figure...

Light at the End of the Tunnel

A case study from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) archives which looks at how making low-energy LED lighting cheaper and more widely available could slash UK electricity consumption by up to 15%. EPSRC-supported researchers are developing new ways of producing gallium nitride (GaN) –...

Light Bulbs

In this activity students make a comparison of conventional and energy saving light bulbs and ask the questions: How can individuals contribute towards the needs of society? Why have traditional light bulbs been abolished by the EU? In Germany, as in many other European countries, conventional light bulbs are to be...

Light fantastic is the Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges Lecture that was presented during 2007. The hour-long lecture is aimed at students aged 14 to 16 years but will also be of interest to older students.

Light Fantastic: the Science of Colour *suitable for home teaching*

Light fantastic is the Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges Lecture that was presented during 2007. The hour-long lecture is aimed at students aged 14 to 16 years but will also be of interest to older students. The lecture illustrates the importance of light and colour. From observing and...