Dispersion of White Light

The main presentation is a PowerPoint with animated sequences showing how white light is split-up into its component colours.

Support Material
Readme (instructions for whole lesson)
Learning Outcomes (PowerPoint)
Starter Activity (PowerPoint and Worksheet)
Main Activity (PowerPoint with worksheets and answer sheets)
Lesson Notes (hand-out)
Plenary Activity (PowerPoint and worksheet)

It is intended for all science teachers but particularly those who are not physics specialists. It is, primarily, aimed at 14 to 16 year old pupils but can also be used with younger pupils and at a higher level as a precursor to a more in-depth study of this topic. Normally, the activities would fill a 45 to 60 minute lesson but could be spread over two lessons if needs be.

If you buy this resource, please print the Readme document as it contains the instructions and details of the files included.

Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes are based on Bloom’s taxonomy of hierarchical classification: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The lesson title and learning outcomes are:

How Can Light Be Split Up Into Its Component Colours?
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge

• to identify the colours of the spectrum
• to identify the colour of the spectrum that is refracted the most and the colour that is refracted the least
  Comprehension
• to explain how the amount of refraction produces the colour spectrum

Differentiation
The activities have varying degrees of differentiation; please refer to the Readme document.