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Deep Space Diary
Activity 2.3
Webb uses the light collected by its huge primary mirror to help us learn about distant stars. Some of its specialist instruments split the light into spectra, which astronomers use to discover more about objects in space, such as what they are made of. Using prisms, this activity explores how we can split white light into the spectrum to make a rainbow.
Support Materials
Multimedia Downloads
Colour Blindness Awareness (196.67 KB pdf) ↓Links
- Refraction of Light – this clip includes an example of using a prism to split white light, as well as useful information for teachers
- NASA clip about the discovery of infrared and how it can by used by scientists
- Why are soap bubbles so colourful
- The Science of Light and Colour
This clip is included as the activity's Zap code.
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