Lighting Activity
Use this activity to observe the effect that light can have on the way we perceive an object.
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Set up a dark area with only one source of light.
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Using either a red, blue or green light bulb, allow the students to briefly look at several
colored paper cut-outs of various objects. For example, cut a heart shape from a yellow
piece of construction paper, a diamond from a blue piece of paper and so on.
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Allow the students to look briefly at the cut-outs under red light.
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Ask them to write down the color of the object. Repeat this using different light bulbs and
different cut-outs.
You may want to follow-up with a discussion about the properties of light and combining light
colors.