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Graphing the Rainbow

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Here's a colorful resource about spectra. An intriguing activity teaches pupils about diffraction grating and about absorption and emission spectra. They see how to represent spectra using line plots and try out this skill in a matching activity.

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Concepts

spectra, light, diffraction, line plots, the emission spectra, absorption, prisms

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

Bring in a prism to show an example of how light can be separated into different colors

Classroom Considerations

Learners should be familiar with line plots
A general knowledge of light is beneficial

Pros

Includes a printable student worksheet
Provides an answer key for instructors

Cons

None

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