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The Science of
A
Pathfinder
for 5th Grade
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This pathfinder will help
you find information in books, magazines, computer programs,
videos, and on the Internet about color and
light.
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Print
Resources-Books and Magazines
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There are many excellent
books for kids about color and light. A few of the
books are listed below. To locate more books, use the
suggested keywords
and phrases to
search the online library catalog.
NONFICTION
- 535 Dix Dixon, Malcom.
Light and Color.
- Surveys the principles behind the
production of light and color. Includes simple
experiments.
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- 535 Gol Gold-Dworkin,
Heidi. Exploring Light and Color.
- Contains a series of experiments
through which children can learn about light and
color.
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- 535 Mil Miller-Schroeder,
Patricia. The Science of Light and
Color.
- Discusses the sources, makeup, and
perception of color.
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- 535 Ril Riley, Peter.
Light and Color.
- Examines the sources of light and
color and the scientific properties.
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- 535.6 Bur Burton, Jane.
The Nature and Science of Color.
- Explains how various colors are
produced by reflected light and briefly discusses the
occurrences of colors in nature.
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- 551.56 Kru Krupp, E.C.
The Rainbow and You.
- Explains how rainbows are formed
by the colors in sunlight shining through
raindrops.
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- 811 ONe O'Neill, Mary Le
Duc. Hailstones and Halibut Bones.
- Twelve poems reflect the author's
feelings about various colors.
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- 811.54 Yol Yolen, Jane.
Color Me a Rhyme.
- Poems that celebrate the colors of
nature.
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REFERENCE
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MAGAZINES
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Online
Resources-Internet Sites
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The Web sites listed on
this page have been previewed and selected for this topic.
If additional information is needed, use the
suggested keywords
and phrases to
search the Internet.
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- The
Science of Light
- This site provides activitites and
information to help you learn about light and color
through exploration.
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- Rainbows:
an arc of concentric colored bands
- Find out how rainbows form at this
site.
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- OSC
Interactive Zone: Adding Colours
- Find out how light mixes and learn
about "additive primary colors" by mixing red, green and
blue colors at this interactive Canadian Science site
from Ontario.
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- Make
a Splash with Color - Introduction
- You'll learn about the ingredients
of color, how light gets to our eyes, and how we process
it at this site.
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Videos,
CD-ROM, Laserdiscs, etc.
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Our library has the
following multimedia resources on your
topic:
Search the North
Central ESD Media Coop Online
Catalog for videos and
laserdiscs. Teachers can book online. Students - ask your
teacher to send for the material you need.
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Dewey
Decimal Numbers to Browse
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If you want to browse the
shelves in the library to locate information about color and
light, look for these numbers:
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Keywords
and Phrases for Searching
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Do you need additional
information? Try using these words and phrases to search
KidQUEST
Magazine Index, the
library online catalog, NCRL
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Wenatchee Public
Library's Online Catalog,
CD-ROM or print encyclopedias or the World Wide
Web:
- color
- color experiments
- light
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Community
Resources-People and Places
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The following community
contacts may help you with your topic:
NCRL
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Wenatchee Public Library's
Online Catalog
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Information
Literacy EALRs
for color and light
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Reading
1. The student understands and uses
different skills and strategies to read.
To meet this standard, the student
will
1.1 use word recognition and word
meaning skills to read and comprehend text
- integrate appropriate reading
strategies to adapt reading to different types of
text
1.5 use features of non-fiction text
and computer software
- find and sort information for a
specific topic or purpose
3. The student reads different
materials for a variety of purposes
To meet this standard, the student
will
3.1 read to learn new
information
- locate and use a variety of
resources
- select resources to answer a
question or solve a problem
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