Where Does Color Come From? Lesson 8

Lab Materials Set Up

Where Does Color Come From? Lesson 8 A little leprechaun named Roy G. Biv.

Ways to Split White Light: Refraction (Prisms and Rainbows) Diffraction (Special Glasses)

A Scientific Explanation (C-E-R): Claim - What are you telling me? -The claim is the thesis statement. Evidence - Prove it! -Provide at least two pieces of evidence to back up your claim. -If you have numerical data USE IT. -Your highest and lowest data is normally a good way to go. (Show the range.) Reasoning - Why does it work this way? -Provide the science behind the claim.

A Scientific Explanation for the question; Where does color really come from? Claim: Color comes from white light. Evidence: You can use prisms, water droplets (rainbow) or special glasses to split white light into the colors of the spectrum (Roy G. Biv). Reasoning: As white light goes through the prism

Red Laser Through a Triangular Prism

What is right about this picture? What is wrong with this picture? Pink Floyd “The Dark Side of the Moon” Album Cover What is right about this picture? What is wrong with this picture?