Color Vision
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About
Topics
- Photons
- Monochromatic Light
- White Light
- Rainbows
Description
Make a whole rainbow by mixing red, green, and blue light. Change the wavelength of a monochromatic beam or filter white light. View the light as a solid beam, or see the individual photons.
Sample Learning Goals
- Determine what color the person sees for various combinations of red, green, and blue light.
- Describe the color of light that is able to pass through different colored filters.
For Teachers
Teacher Tips
Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Video Primer
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Teacher-Submitted Activities
Title | Authors | Level | Type | ||
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Investigation of a Solution’s Color (Qualitative and Quantitative) - Guided Inquiry Activity | Ted Clark, Julia Chamberlain | UG-Intro | Guided | ||
Visualization and Visual Illusions SIM Homework | Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman | UG-Intro | HW | ||
PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum | Julia Chamberlain | HS UG-Intro |
Other | ||
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? | Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | ||
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS | Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | ||
Color Vision Simulation Homework | Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman | HS UG-Intro |
HW | ||
Color Vision pHet Lab | Zach Yindra | MS | Guided Lab |
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Color Vision Sim Lab | Sam Steele | MS | HW Lab Guided |
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MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | ||
Pixel Peeping | Dean Baird, Paul G. Hewitt | UG-Intro HS |
Lab | ||
Seeing Colors | Charina Genosolango and Cyrelle Jay Cordero | UG-Intro MS K-5 HS |
Demo Lab HW |
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Translations
Language | Download or Run | Tips | |||
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Belarusian | All беларускі | Каляровы зрок | |||
Chinese (Traditional) | All 中文 (台灣) | 彩色視覺 | |||
Danish | All Dansk | Farvesyn | |||
Dutch | All Nederlands | Kleuren zien | |||
Finnish | All suomi | Värien näkeminen | |||
Italian | All italiano | Visione dei Colori | |||
Latvian | All Latviešu | Krāsu redze | |||
Polish | All polski | Widzenie kolorowe | |||
Portuguese (Brazil) | All português (Brasil) | Visão de Cor | |||
Slovak | All Slovenčina | Farebné videnie | |||
Spanish (Peru) | All español (Perú) | La Visión del Color | |||
Swahili | All Swahili | Ndoto ya Rangi | |||
Thai | All ไทย | การมองแสงสี | |||
Vietnamese | All Tiếng Việt | Thị giác màu |
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Software Requirements
Windows 7+ | Mac OS 10.7+ | iPad and iPad Mini with iOS | Chromebook with Chrome OS |
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Credits
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