Building a Spectroscope

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written by Alan Schwabacher
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Using a spectroscope you can see that a single color of light is really comprised of a combination of colors, called a spectrum. Making your own spectroscope is easy, and this activity takes you through the process, step by step. Try it out and see the rainbows all around you!

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Optics - Color - Diffraction - Geometrical Optics = Optical Instruments	- Middle School - Informal Education - High School	- Instructional Material = Activity

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2002 Alan Schwabacher
Keywords:: color spectrum, diffraction grating, hands-on lab, high school lab, light spectra, middle school lab, prism, project
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created June 23, 2006 by Ann Deml
Record Updated:: August 20, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 1, 2002
Other Collections:: The Physics To Go

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