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Water Prism

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Students using a glass prism filled with water are able to see all of the visible colors found the sunlight.

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visible light, light, prisms

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prism, visible spectrum, science
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Higher Ed
Subjects
Science
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Inquiry-Based Learning

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Take-Home Midterm Exam #3

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The University of Hawaii has published a vast collection of midterm and final exams for their Physics 152 course. This particular exam offers a variety of assessment methods, and covers the topic of electromagnetic radiation....
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Don't worry, optics is a light topic! The presentation covers reflection, refraction, fiber optics, mirages, prisms, rainbows, dispersion, mirrors, lenses, telescopes, diffraction, the human eye, and much, much more. Presentation is...
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Take-Home Midterm Exam #3, Part A

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Let your physics learners take this electromagnetic radiation exam home to show what they know. You could also use it in class or assign it as a review. The content covers concepts pertaining to color, wavelength, frequency,...
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Worksheet

Electromagnetic Spectrum

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In this electromagnetic spectrum worksheet, students review all regions of the spectrum in order from longest to shortest wavelength. Students list all possible values for specific quantum numbers. This worksheet has 20 problems to solve.
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Instructional Video

How Rainbows Form

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Somewhere over the rainbow ... the sky appears to be darker than below it? Why is that? A video from an interesting physics playlist illustrates the interaction between the visible spectrum and droplets of rain. It also doubles the...
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Chloroplasts and Pigments

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Water in the Air

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Students simulate how clouds block radition and how water in the air condense around containers.
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Students use two methods to show and study the colors in the visible spectrum.
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