Unit C: Electromagnetic Energy

Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.

Learn the fundamentals of technological thinking and robotic literacy and how it can be applied in elementary and high school.

Learn about the risks of electromagnetic radiation near high-voltage power lines.

Particle accelerators have amazing applications - from growing food to making airplanes safe.

Visible light is only part of what astronomers study. They use different types of telescopes to study the entire electromagnetic spectrum.

Light can be a type of pollution. Learn about the damage it causes to people and living things as well as how you can prevent it.

Getting electrons excited by heat can cause certain materials to give off visible light when heated - like filaments in light bulbs.

Learn about telescopes that do their work high in Earth’s atmosphere and in space.

Learn about light and its properties.

Learn about the history of telescopes and the function of refracting and reflecting optical telescopes.

Learn about radio astronomy, a type of astronomy that studies objects in space using radio waves and radio telescopes.

Some astronomers are not looking for stars, planets or galaxies. They are searching for intelligent life in the universe beyond our planet.

Learn about the history, function, uses, benefits and risks of Ultrasonography as a medical imaging technology.