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ACTIVITY #3
COLORS OF LIGHT – COLORS OF LIFE!

I. OBJECTIVES:
 Make a color spectrum wheel;
 Explore the characteristics of color lights; and
 Observe how primary colors combine to form other colors.

II. MATERIALS:
 Color Spectrum Wheel Pattern Cardboard  3 pieces of high intensity flashlights
 White Screen  Button Fastener
 Plastic Filters (Green, Blue and Red)  Glue or Paste

III. PROCEDURE:

Part 2: Characteristics of Color Lights

Frequency Wavelength Frequency x Wavelength

Color Spectrum
(x 1012 /s) (x 10-9 m) (m/s)
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet

GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. Which color registers the highest frequency? _______________________
2. Which color registers the shortest wavelength? _____________________
3. Which color registers the lowest frequency? ________________________
4. Which color registers the longest wavelength? ______________________
5. What do you observe with the wavelength and frequency of the different colors?
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 6. What did you observe with the product of wavelength and frequency for each color? What is the
significance of this value?
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7. What can you say about the speed of the different colors of light in air?
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Part 3: Combining Colors

Color that you see

Color of Plastic Filter Color that you see projected on the screen
Green
Blue
Red

Color Mixing
Color Combination Resulting Color
Green + Blue
Blue + Red
Red + Green
Red + Green + Blue

GUIDE QUESTIONS:

1. What can you infer when you combined the three primary colors of light?
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2. What does ROYGBIV stands for?

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