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Light and Color Exploration
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Light and Color Exploration
A rainbow has appeared in the science garden! Complete the challenges to explain how light helps us see colour and where rainbows come from.
1.The prism spreads white light into rainbow colours. Using the usual rainbow colour order from the outside edge to the inside, which colour comes immediately after yellow?
2.Choose the best explanation of what happens when white light passes through a prism.
- It separates white light into different colours.
- It turns all light black.
- It makes light disappear.
3.Mere sees a red pōhutukawa flower in daylight. Fill both gaps: Light shines on the flower and then off it and into Mere’s , helping her see it.
4.White light contains all the colours that can be seen in a rainbow. Circle true or false.
TrueFalse
5.Ari goes inside a tent with no light at all. Can Ari see the colours of a toy inside? Explain why or why not.
6.Match each science word to its meaning.
- Light
- Reflect
- Prism
- A clear shape that can spread white light into colours
- Something that lets us see when it reaches our eyes
- To bounce light off a surface
7.You want to see a clear reflection of a torch beam. Which is most likely to reflect light clearly: a smooth mirror or a rough blanket? Give one reason.
8.A green leaf looks green in daylight. What happens to some of the light that reaches the leaf and then reaches your eyes?
9.Draw a rainbow and label its colours in order. Add a small Sun and raindrops to show one way a rainbow can form.
10.In one or two sentences, explain how light helps you see a coloured object.
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