Color Absorption
Mix the primary colors of light by using red, green, and blue lights. Use pieces of colored glass to filter the light and create a wide variety of colors. Determine how light is absorbed and transmitted by each color of glass.
Launch GizmoColor Absorption
Mix the primary colors of light by using red, green, and blue lights. Use pieces of colored glass to filter the light and create a wide variety of colors. Determine how light is absorbed and transmitted by each color of glass.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Observe colors produced by mixing of three primary colors of light.
- Yellow is produced by red and green light.
- Magenta is produced by red and blue light.
- Cyan (turquoise) is produced by blue and green light.
- White light is produced by blue, green, and red light.
- Discover what colors of light are transmitted and absorbed by a piece of tinted glass.
- Produce a variety of colors with combinations of colored glass.
VOCABULARY:
- absorb, primary colors, reflect, transmit, transparent