Department of Education

Region IV – A CALABARZON
City Schools Division of Bacoor
BACOOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – MOLINO MAIN
Molino I, Bacoor City, Cavite

Activity Sheet in Science 8

Quarter 1 Week 5
Name: _______________________________ Date: ________________
Grade & Section: _______________________ Teacher: ______________
Activity 2 – The Color Spectrum Wheel Revisited
I. Objectives
At the end of the activity, you will be able to infer that:
1. light is composed of colors of different frequencies and wavelength;
2. the frequencies of the colors of light are inversely proportional to the
wavelength;
3. the arrangement of colors of light shows the hierarchy of the color’s
corresponding energy.

II. Materials
 Color Spectrum Wheel Pattern Cardboard or illustration board
 white screen
 button fastener
 glue or paste

III.Procedure
Part 1: Color Wheel
1. Cut the two art files that make up the wheel on the next pages.
2. Cut along the lines drawn on the top wheel. Cut the 2 sides as shown. The
small window near the center of the wheel should be completely cut out
and removed.
3. Punch a hole at the center of the two wheels. You may use a button
fastener to secure the two wheels together one on top of the other, but
they should be free to rotate relative to each other.
4. When you see a region of the color spectrum show up in the open window
and the "W, F, E" that correspond to that region showing up under the
flaps, then you know that you have done it right.
 (Note: The color wheel will be submitted during the collection of module and
activity sheet.)

Part 2: Characteristics of Light

1. Try out your Color Spectrum Wheel by positioning the innermost of the
flaps on COLOR SPECTRUM. This will simultaneously position the other
flaps to WAVELENGTH, FREQUENCY, and ENERGY.
2. Turn the upper wheel and observe the combinations.
3. Fill in the table below with the corresponding combinations you have
observed using your Spectrum Color Wheel.

Wavelength Frequency Energy

Color
(nm) (THz) (eV)
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet

IV. Guide Questions

1. Which color registered the highest frequency? shortest wavelength?
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2. Which color registered the lowest frequency? longest wavelength?
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3. What did you observe about the wavelengths and frequencies of the different
colors of light? __________________________________________________
4. Does the frequencies of the colors of light increase from Red to Violet?
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5. What did you observe about the corresponding energies from Red to Violet?
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6. How is frequency relate to energy of colors of light?
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