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

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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 – 11:45 Switch groups
11:45 – 1:45 Lab for B group*** (up to 64 students)
1:45 – 2:00 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