CONCORDIA COLLEGE, INC.

1739 Pedro Gil St., Paco, 1007 Manila, Philippines

Contact Numbers: (02) 8518-2397 to 98 Fax No. (02) 8563-4352
Member: Daughters of Charity – St. Louise de Marillac Educational System (DC-SLMES)
Website: http://laconcordia.edu.ph
Email: admin@laconcordia.edu.ph

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Activity 3.9
“The Science of Colors”
Materials:
 3 similar kinds of flashlight (same size and brightness)
 Colored pen (red, green and blue)
 Ball (slightly bigger than the diameter of the flashlight head)
 Scotch tapeec
 Scissors
 Triangular Prism

Procedures:
1. Wrap your flashlight head with scotch tape.
2. Color scotch tape over the head of your flashlight using your color pen, so that you have one red, one
green, and one blue light.
3. Attach the flashlight side by side into the bond paper.
4. Attach the ball across the flashlight.
Triangular Prism
1. Use the dark card to create a slit over a sheet of white card. Place the card so sunlight shines through
giving a thin beam of light.
2. Place the prism over the light and rotate it until you can see the light split into the spectrum of colors.
 CONCORDIA COLLEGE, INC.
1739 Pedro Gil St., Paco, 1007 Manila, Philippines
Contact Numbers: (02) 8518-2397 to 98 Fax No. (02) 8563-4352
Member: Daughters of Charity – St. Louise de Marillac Educational System (DC-SLMES)
Website: http://laconcordia.edu.ph
Email: admin@laconcordia.edu.ph

Guide Questions:
1. What is the initial color of the flashlight when you blast the red light?

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2. What is the initial color of the flashlight when you blast the blue light?

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3. What is the initial color of the flashlight when you blast the green light?

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Venn diagram
Directions: Using the diagram below, provide the color after you mix the color of the lights.

BLUE
RED

GREEN
Triangular Prism
1. What happen when you place the flashlight across the prism?
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2. Why do you think this happen?
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 CONCORDIA COLLEGE, INC.
1739 Pedro Gil St., Paco, 1007 Manila, Philippines
Contact Numbers: (02) 8518-2397 to 98 Fax No. (02) 8563-4352
Member: Daughters of Charity – St. Louise de Marillac Educational System (DC-SLMES)
Website: http://laconcordia.edu.ph
Email: admin@laconcordia.edu.ph

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