1. Light & Color
When light passes through a prism, refraction causes the visible light spectrum

2. Visible Light Spectrum
We see different frequencies of light as different colors
To help you remember the order, think of our friend ROY G. BIV!

3. Additive Primary Colors
light alone.
Likewise the color cyan is formed by adding green light and blue light. The cyan is also brighter than its two components. 
Additive Primary Colors
The three primary colors of light are
Red
Blue
Green

4. Making new colors
We use the additive color process to see different colors (the energies are added together)
When equal amounts of the three colors are mixed, you get form white light!

5. Additive Primary Colors
light alone.
Likewise the color cyan is formed by adding green light and blue light. The cyan is also brighter than its two components. 
Additive Primary Colors
When there are unequal amounts of the colors, you can make all new colors!
Online light and color demo!

6. light alone.
Likewise the color cyan is formed by adding green light and blue light. The cyan is also brighter than its two components. 
How we see
Photoreceptors in our eyes called cones cells help us to see color
Cones respond to color
When the brain receives a signal from only a red cone cells, we think red.
People who are color blind are missing one or more type of cone cells

7. Light Transmission Light can be transmitted, absorbed, or reflected
Transparent: the light is transmitted easily; the image is clear; no scattering
Translucent: the light is transmitted but with no detail; image is unclear or “fuzzy”; light is scattered
Opaque: does not transmit light (either reflected or absorbed)

8. Light Transmission
On TRANSPARENT OBJECTS, the color of the object is the color of the light it transmits
On OPAQUE objects, the color is the color it reflects

9. Subtractive Primary Colors
The three primary pigment colors are
Yellow
Blue
Red
When equal amounts of the three colors are mixed, you get form black!

10. How we see colors Most of what we see is reflected light
The reflected light is what is not ABSORBED by the material we are looking at

11. Cartoons in the paper
Look at the Sunday morning comics that are being passed around
Notice the colors in the comic

12. Enlarged Picture
Notice the colors that become more clear as the magnifications increase

13. How a TV works
Move the slider to zoom in and out to show how colors on a tv work!