Summary
The class explores Ms. Frizzle's light pinball machine and learns where color comes from. They discover that white light is really made of many colors.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The class explores Ms.
- What colors are hidden inside white light?
- How does a rainbow split light into colors?
- Why does a red apple look red to your eyes?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: color, spectrum, prism.
Try it: Name the colors of the rainbow in order and where you've seen them mix.