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Disappearing Color Science Experiment Color Combination Science
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This activity should be introduced with a discussion about the properties of light. The teacher could talk about why rainbows are all different colors or use a prism to show how light can be broken into all different colors. A short video on the topic might work well for this topic as well, if you can find a good one. By the end of the initial introduction, students should understand that all different colors of light, when combined, create white light. Then students will be introduced to the experiment, write their predictions in their science notebooks, conduct the experiment, and record their findings. 4.NS.4 Perform investigations using appropriate tools and technologies that will extend the senses. 5.NS.7 Keep accurate records in a notebook during investigations and communicate findings to others using graphs, charts, maps and models through oral and written reports. Like most experiments, student capabilities should be taken into consideration. If they cannot handle conducting this experiment on their own or with a small group, they can observe another student's or the teacher's experiment.
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This is a very hands-on activity that would be good as a supplement to a science lesson, but may not work so well on its own. It could be used as a fun activity for family science or some other sort of science fair as well. In this activity, students create colored disks and attach them to strings. When spun rapidly, the colored disks appear to be white and have no color. This would be a great introduction to learning about the properties of light, and how white light is really comprised of all the different colors. A prism would be a helpful add-on to this lesson as well.