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Audience: Educators
Grades: K-4


Using a variety of color filters, students will observe the effects of placing one or more filters in front of a light source. They will observe that filters absorb some wavelengths/colors and transmit others.

Light and Color -- Filters  [118KB PDF file]

This activity is part of the Optics Educator Guide.