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Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: What Causes Rainbows? HandoutOptical Society of America: Optics for Kids: What Causes Rainbows? Handout
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Optical Society
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3rd - 5th
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Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: What Causes Rainbows?

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An experiment to demonstrate how to make a rainbow and why they form.

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rainbows

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color and light, color experiment, color separation, color spectrum, colors of light, rainbow facts, science and rainbows, spectrum, what causes rainbows, rainbow

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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