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I'll Build You A Rainbow Lesson PlanI'll Build You A Rainbow Lesson Plan
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6th
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Science
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Duration
45 mins
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Inquiry-Based Learning
Year
2002
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I'll Build You A Rainbow

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Sixth graders conduct a variety of experiments to explore types of light and the concept of refraction. They observe objects in water, use water and prisms to create rainbows and combine light filtered through colored cellophane to achieve a white light.

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white light, light, rainbows, refraction

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rainbows, refraction, white light, science

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