Keystone Academy Libraries: MS Design: Grade 7 Enlighten Me

Possible Keywords and Inquiry Questions for Enlighten Me

Some possible keywords for searches on this unit are: light, lighting, mood, theater, theatre, public lighting, light festivals, light pollution.

What elements of light can designers use to create certain atmospheres and moods?

How can light affect our creativity?

Is mood lighting essential in a theater show?

What functions do lighting play in our lives?

How can society use lighting more efficiently?

Why should we have so much public lighting?

What light festivals can we find around the world?

How is light used in cultural festivals?

Should we celebrate light festivals?

Books in the Middle School Library for Enlighten Me

The Middle School Library has some books about light. Come and have a look!

Illuminated Progress by Roberta Baxter
Call Number: BIO EDI
ISBN: 1599350858
Publication Date: 2008-08-01
Light and Color by Gerard Cheshire
Call Number: 535 CHE
ISBN: 1583409963
Publication Date: 2007-08-01
Lighting by Jennifer Bringle
Call Number: 792.602 BRI
ISBN: 143585540X
Publication Date: 2009-08-15
Why Do Shadows Lengthen? by Nicolas Brasch
Call Number: 535 BRA
ISBN: 1615319131
Publication Date: 2010-01-15

Keystone Middle School Design Databases for Enlighten Me

BrainPOP This link opens in a new window
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BrainPOP is an educational website with over 1,000 short animated movies, together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, mathematics, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music.
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Light
Wanna know about light?
Real Life
If you live near a big city, you’re probably familiar with light pollution.

Britannica ImageQuest This link opens in a new window
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Imagery and clip art materials (infographics, signs and symbols, graphic concepts, and cool vector illustrations) all are rights-cleared for educational, non-commercial use.
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(off campus only)

Boardwalk lighting illuminates and adds mood to a Spa reflecting in water at April Point on Quadra Island, Discovery Islands.
Boardwalk lighting illuminates and adds mood to a Spa reflecting in water at April Point on Quadra Island, Discovery Islands.
Lamppost, public lighting, Centelles, Catalonia, Spain.
Lamppost, public lighting, Centelles, Catalonia, Spain.
Light
Light. Computer artwork of a central source emitting light and lines.

Britannica School This link opens in a new window
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Britannica School provides general encyclopedia information. It is good for finding information about a topic when you begin research. It includes up-to-date information sources and allows you to move easily to material of higher or lower reading levels as needed.
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Light
One of the most familiar and important forms of energy is light.
Lighting.
Since earliest times people have needed devices to help them see after sundown and to illuminate places of shelter.
Lighting in Photography
Successful photographers are always aware of the light.
Light therapy
Medical treatment in which light is used to alter the daily cycles of the body, usually in order to relieve depression, a condition sometimes associated with lack of sunlight (seasonal affective disorder).

Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
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Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the solution features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
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Assessing the pedestrian response to urban outdoor lighting: A full-scale laboratory study
In the Nordic countries, daylight hours are very limited in winter.
Choose Lighting That's Both Efficient, Functional
I want to install some outdoor security lighting that I can also use when I'm entertaining. What are my options and which are most efficient?
A Light Bulb Moment: How The Dimmer Switch Set Lusts Ablaze
And just as music sets a mood, so can lighting.
Pennsylvania Ballet has an 81-year-old 'genius grant' winner visiting to do its lighting
As the Pennsylvania Ballet prepares to close its season with a trio of ballets -- Christopher Wheeldon's DGV: Danse ... Grande Vitesse, the world premiere of Jorma Elo's Trigger Touch Fade, and Jerome Robbins' Glass Pieces -- the company has enlisted the talent of Jennifer Tipton, one of the most respected lighting designers in dance and theater today.

Gale Power Search This link opens in a new window
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Use Gale Power Search to search all the Gale databases at once. Discover a collection of authoritative periodicals, scholarly journals, newspapers, and reference content.
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"Hin-Jew" festivals of lights
Whenever we talk about holidays, my mother teases my sister and me about how we "make out like bandits." She is referring to the fact that we are half Jewish and half Hindu, so we receive gifts on both the festivals of lights: Hanukkah and Diwali.
Diwali: the Indian Festival of Lights
Diwali or Deepawali means "row of lights."
Sharjah Light Festival to attract 250,000 visitors
Under the theme 'Travel Across Time' the Sharjah Light Festival 2016 is set host over 23 visual art shows highlighting the emirates most iconic buildings and landmarks.

Newsela This link opens in a new window
Newsela is a reading tool that provides news articles designed to match a student's reading level.
Only for Faculty and students.
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Another reason to flip the off switch: light pollution
For the 11th year running, cities worldwide will turn their lights off Saturday.
A booming visual technology that is more than just a big laser light show
It looked like dragons were taking over Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Menorahs are moving back outdoors to celebrate Hanukkah's traditions
In Baltimore County, Maryland, dozens of people gathered to light a public menorah.
Modern social commentary is beamed by artists using light shows
For about 10 minutes, in a Brooklyn, New York, park on a spring night in the city, an image of Edward Snowden's face hung in the air.
What the Kwanzaa holiday means for black Americans
On December 26, millions in the world's black community will start celebrating Kwanzaa. For a week, daily ceremonies will include food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the kinara, which holds seven candles.

WebPath Express This link opens in a new window
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Access 85,000+ trustworthy and relevant PreK-12 websites. Provides website content and age-appropriate results separated by grade level.
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Light
Were you ever scared of the dark?
Light
Of the entire electromagnetic spectrum, the human eye is sensitive to only a tiny part, the part that is called light.
What is Light Energy?
Light is a form of energy.

World Book Online This link opens in a new window
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World Book is a general information encyclopedia database with an American slant. Use this source to find out about your topic when you begin research.
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Electric light
Electric light is a device that uses electric energy to produce visible light.
Light-emitting diode
Light-emitting diode, abbreviated LED, is a tiny device that gives off light in response to an electric current.
Neon
Neon is a chemical element that makes up about 1 part per 65,000 in Earth's atmosphere.

Websites for Enlighten Me

History of Lighting - Development of Artificial Lighting
Light is one of life’s necessities.
How Does Light Therapy Treat Depression?
Light therapy, also known as phototherapy, is a treatment in which you’re exposed to an artificial light source.
Lighting: A Revolution
This web site accompanies an exhibition at the National Museum of American History exploring the process of invention.
Light therapy
Light therapy is a way to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and certain other conditions by exposure to artificial light.
What Makes You Light Up Inside?
What holidays include lights as an important symbol?
Light & Optics
Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye.
‘Liquid Light’ Can Bend Around Objects in a Frictionless Flow
Scientists discover that light, under certain conditions, can move around objects like a frictionless liquid, which could help improve a wide array of devices like lasers and solar panels.
Light
Light is a form of energy we can see.
Light waves, visible and invisible - Lucianne Walkowicz
Each kind of light has a unique wavelength, but human eyes can only perceive a tiny slice of the full spectrum.
Light
Light is a very important energy source that keeps us warm and lets us see the world.
Light and shadow
How does an artist use light to help keep us out of the dark?

NoodleTools

NoodleTools
NoodleTools is an online tool designed to help you plan, complete, and collaborate on projects. One of the most popular features is its citation creation application. This feature helps you create a bibliography in MLA or APA format. lt also helps you take notes and organize your paper. Log in with your school Google email address.