- The Speed of Light - http://www.what-is-the-speed-of-light.com/
Describes how the speed of light was measured. Includes curriculum-based science quizzes about light for K-12 (grades 4 to 7) students.
- Tux Teaches Photonics - http://www.photonics.150m.com
A collection of information, lessons and quizes about photonics, taught by Tux.
- WebTOP - http://webtop.msstate.edu/
A 3D interactive computer graphics system that instructors can use to help teach optics, and that students can use to simulate and visualize optical phenomena to help them learn about optics.
- Reflections In Choppy Water - http://b435-boas.stanford.edu/home/science/water_reflection/index.html
Why does light reflecting off a lake or ocean appear to be "smeared" into a long strip?.
- Fraunhofer Lines - http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/fraunhofer.html
Prominent Fraunhofer lines in the spectrum of the sun are shown, together with their corresponding wavelengths. Very pretty!
- History of Optics - http://members.aol.com/WSRNet/D1/hist.htm
Timeline of optics-related historical moments.
- Oatmeal Box Pinhole Photography - http://users.rcn.com/stewoody/
Photo gallery plus directions to make a pinhole camera, take pictures and develop them. Also, links to other pinhole camera sites.
- Polarized Light - http://www.polarization.com/
Fascinating facts about polarized light, from rainbows to beetles, from viking navigation to LCD displays. Myths and truth about polarized sunglasses. Also a shop with polarized-only items.
- How Stuff Works: Light - http://www.howstuffworks.com/light.htm
Seven-segment detailed explanation uses drawings and animations to show how light works and how photons are generated, with many related links.
- Moiré Phenomenon - http://diwww.epfl.ch/w3lsp/books/moire/index.html
A book and a downloadable moire demonstration kit for printing on transparencies.
- Optics for Kids - http://www.opticalres.com/kidoptx.html
An overview of the basics of optics suitable for elementary school children. Also discusses careers in science and engineering.
- Optical Fibres Project - http://physix_jun.tripod.com/
How optical fibers work, and information on reflection, refraction, Snell's Law, total internal reflection and critical angles.
- Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope - http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/
Features hundreds of photomicrographs (photographs through the microscope) of everything from superconductors and high-tech materials to ice cream and beer. Also includes tutorials about microscopy and optics.
- Cool Cosmos - http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
Offers lessons and activities for infrared light. Also, includes has online tutorials, games and graphic galleries that related to this topic.
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