The dress color debate of 2015 taught the importance of understanding how we see light. Scholars view a shirt under two different colored lights and then must predict what color the shirt will appear under a third light. They apply color addition and subtraction and an understanding of absorption and reflection. 

Concepts

colors, absorption, reflections

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Work the apprentice level in class as a demonstration

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of color/light absorption, specifically red/blue/green and magenta/yellow/cyan
• Interactive works on any device with Internet, including cell phones, tablets, and computers

Pros

• Includes a Help Me! section explaining how to solve each problem and what to consider in future questions
• Provides immediate feedback and extra practice only on the questions that give pupils trouble
  
• Integrates science and art topics

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.3 RST.11-12.3