References and Resources
STUDENT RESOURCES
Bright Lights and Shadowy Shapes
Jennifer Waters. Compass Point Books, 2002.
Cloudy Day, Sunny Day
Donald Crews. Green Light Readers, 1999.
Day Light, Night Light: Where Light Comes
From
Franklyn M. Branley. Scott Foresman, 1998.
Energy from the Sun
Allan Fowler. Children’s Press, 1998.
Exploring Light and Color
Heidi Gold-Dworkin. McGraw-Hill, 2000.
Flicker Flash
Joan Bransfield Graham. Houghton Mifflin,
1999.
Great Experiments with Light
Phyllis and Noel Fiarotta. Sterling Publications,
2000.
Guess Whose Shadow?
Stephen R. Swinburne. Boyds Mills Press,
2002.
Light and Dark
Chris Oxlade. Children’s Press, 1999.
Light and Dark
Wendy Madgwick. Raintree/Steck-Vaughn,
1999.
Light and Dark (It’s Science)
Sally Hewitt. Children’s Press, 1999.
Light: Shadows, Mirrors, and Rainbows
Natalie M. Rosinsky. Picture Window Books,
2003.
My Shadow
Robert Louis Stevenson. Creative Editions,
2002.
The Rainbow and You
E. C. Krupp. Harper Collins, 2000.
The Rainbow Mystery (Science Solves It!)
Jennifer Dussling. Kane Press, 2002.
The Science of Light and Color
Patricia Miller-Schroeder. Gareth Stevens,
2001.
Sunshine, Moonshine
Jennifer Armstrong. Bt Bound, 1999.
What Is a Shadow?
Jackie Holderness. Copper Beech Books, 2002.
TEACHER RESOURCES
Everyday Science Explained
Curt Suplee. National Geographic, 1999.
Hands-On Physical Science Activities
(For Grades K–8)
Marvin N. Tolman. Prentice Hall Trade, 1995.
How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday
Life
Louis A. Bloomfield. John Wiley and Sons,
2000.
Light and Dark (My World of Science)
Angela Royston. Heinemann Library, 2002.
Sunshine and Shadows
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INTERNET RESOURCES
Preview websites ahead of time to determine
whether they are appropriate for your
students’ needs. You may also wish to
research other related websites. A good
place to start is the National Science
Teachers Association website:
http://www.nsta.org/recommendedsites.
BrainPop: Rainbows
http://www.brainpop.com/science/light/
rainbow/
“My Shadow,” by Robert Louis Stevenson
http://bartleby.com/188/119.html
Nine Planets: The Sun
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/
nineplanets/sol.html
Science, Optics & You Student Activities:
Investigating Shadows
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/activities/
students/investigatingshadows.html
Science, Optics & You Student Activities:
Light, Prisms, and the Rainbow Connection
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/activities/
students/prisms.html
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