Electromagnetic+Spectrum

**__Waves-R-Us Project Links__:**

 * 1) ===[|Electromagnetic Spectrum Tutorial] - NASA provides a brief overview of the ES on this website, from Radio Waves to Gamma Rays and everything in between.===
 * 2) ===What Are Electromagnetic Waves? - This NASA created website answers this question be providing a brief explanation of the electric field, magnetic field, and how they work to create electromagnetic waves.===
 * 3) ===** [|Electromagnetic Spectrum Web-Quest]- ** **This web-quest explores all 7 types of waves in the Electromagnetic Spectrum and provides detailed information about how we use these waves in our everyday lives.** ===
 * 4) **[|Another Electromagnetic Spectrum Website] - This is another website that gives a lot of information for your "Waves-R-Us" Project.**

**__More About The Electromagnetic Spectrum__:**

The Electromagnetic Spectrum - (5:20) This NASA tutorial video introduces the Electromagnetic Spectrum and describes each type of radiation. media type="youtube" key="cfXzwh3KadE" height="480" width="853" align="center"

How Does a Radio Station Work? - (10:49) This video walks you through some of the workings of a radio station, showing both FM and AM. media type="youtube" key="K7BnOKcGgB8" height="480" width="640" align="center"

How Does A Weather RADAR Work - (1:11) This quick video clip provides an animation showing how weather RADAR works. media type="youtube" key="3x2kDfaatXQ" height="360" width="640" align="center"

How Police Radar Works - (1:14) This quick video clip describes the uses of RADAR for law enforcement. media type="youtube" key="R2dgDedg9BE" height="480" width="640" align="center"

Microwaves: "For More Than Just Popping Popcorn" - (3:23) This NASA produced video clip describes the many uses of microwaves, including the overlapping bands for RADAR, explaining how microwaves are used to study the weather, earth's surfaces, and astronomy. media type="youtube" key="YgQQb1BVnu8" height="480" width="853" align="center"

Microwave Simulation - This simulation allows you to change the wavelength and view the affects on water molecules.
Infrared: "More Than Just Heat" - This NASA produced video clip describes the discovery of infrared wavelengths and how infrared is used to study vegetation, Earth's surfaces, and astronomy. media type="youtube" key="i8caGm9Fmh0" height="480" width="853" align="center"

Thermal Imaging: Home Inspection - (2:21) Infrared radiation is often used to inspect homes for leaky roofs, doors, and windows, broken plumbing behind walls, home insulation, electrical problems, and damaged heating/cooling components. media type="youtube" key="WJchBDfsGHU" height="480" width="640" align="center"

Thermal Imaging: Deer Herd - (0:45) Infrared radiation is often used by scientists to study/observe animal populations. Here is one example why, showing an example of how a herd of deer appear using infrared. media type="youtube" key="3JHEZXdHXFk" height="480" width="640" align="center"

The Universe: Visible Light - (2:15) This quick video clip from the show "The Universe" describes the portion of the Electromagnetic Spectrum that includes visible light. media type="youtube" key="kfS5Qn0wn2o" height="480" width="640" align="center"

Visible Light - (4:50) This NASA produced video clip explains some details about how the different colors were first discovered from visible light, how we use visible light to study Earth's surfaces, and how we can combine images in infrared and visible light to study space. media type="youtube" key="PMtC34pzKGc" height="480" width="853" align="center"

Ultraviolet Wavelengths - This NASA produced video clip describes how ultraviolet wavelengths are used to study our planet, and how we are able to detect what distant objects in space are made of and what they look like. media type="youtube" key="QW5zeVy8aE0" height="480" width="853" align="center"

Why Do We Have to Wear Sunscreen? - (5:01) This animated video describes the dangers of UV light, and how sunscreen helps protect you from the Sun's harmful rays. media type="custom" key="24225908"

X-Ray -(2:50) This NASA produced video clip describes how x-ray wavelengths are used to study bones, complicated molecules, and distant objects in space. media type="youtube" key="CCAYcuCWOnM" height="480" width="853" align="center"

Gamma Ray - (3:42) This NASA produced video clip describes how gamma ray wavelengths are used to study the composition of distant objects, map galaxies, and detect events such supernova and other types of stars. media type="youtube" key="TA5SLDiIUWs" height="480" width="853" align="center"

Cancer Treatment: Radiation Therapy - (0:33) This time lapse shows you a 20 minute radiation treatment session for a patient that has throat cancer. media type="custom" key="24225878"

Ripping the Rainbow - (18:38) This audio story sheds new light on the visible spectrum by providing sounds to help you imagine what other animals are able to see, exploring the history of discovering visible light, and describing the parts of the eye that allows you to see colors.

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