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• This Moveable Museum article, available as a nine-page printable PDF file, offers a kid-friendly look at how information about distant objects comes to us in the form of light. It discusses the following three concepts in depth, and provides a reading list for further research:

  • most light is invisible to our eyes
  • light is a streaming "code" that tells about the chemical composition of its source
  • light from a glowing object can reveal its temperature

• Completion Time

  Less than 1 period

• Teacher Tip

  Supplement a study of astronomy with an activity drawn from this article.

  1. Ask the class what they know about light. What information does it give scientists?
  2. Send students to this online article, or print copies of the essay for them to read.
  3. Have them briefly explain each of the three concepts in their own words.

• Topic

  Astronomy

• Subtopic

  Concepts