In this lab, students will:
- Learn about the electromagnetic spectrum and how we see color
- Explore light, color, and diffraction by building a spectroscope
- Design and build a kaleidoscope
- Investigating how light can play tricks on our eyes
Standards:
- 4-PS3-2. Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
- 4-PS4-2. Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.
Typical Schedule*:
9:00 – 9:15 | Arrive/walk to the lab |
9:30 | Start lab (up to 64 students**) |
11:30 – 12:00 | End lab |
*Schedule can be adjusted to meet your school’s needs
**If you have more than 64 students, see large group schedule
Typical Large Group Schedule*:
9:00 – 9:15 | Arrive/walk to the lab |
9:15 – 11:15 | Lab for A group** (up to 64 students) |
11:15 – 12:15 | Switch groups |
12:15 – 2:15 | Lab for B group*** (up to 64 students) |
2:15 | Depart |
*Schedule can be adjusted to meet your school’s needs
**B group participates in another campus activity; school chaperones arrange
***A group participates in another campus activity; school chaperones arrange
