Shine white light or a single-color beam through a prism. Explore how a prism refracts light and investigate the factors that affect the amount of refraction. The index of refraction of the prism, width of the prism, prism angle, light angle, and light wavelength can be adjusted.
Video Preview Launch GizmoShine white light or a single-color beam through a prism. Explore how a prism refracts light and investigate the factors that affect the amount of refraction. The index of refraction of the prism, width of the prism, prism angle, light angle, and light wavelength can be adjusted.
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BasicPrismVocabF - French Translation
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3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade Science
BasicPrismTG - French Translation
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3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade Science
BasicPrizmSE - French Translation
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3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade Science
Designed for elementary classroom. Students use the Gizmo to investigate Prisms and how light refracts.
Best For:
5th Grade Science