Individuals construct a spectroscope to identify elements used in varying lights within a particular environment. Kids book and ebook for even more creative stem and steam ideas. Unless youre talking about a blue light bulb, or perhaps even an ultraviolet uv bulb, many students will have a hard. Create a spectroscope, a chemistry rocket, a lesson about atoms, and even one that uses the incredibles movie to teach about the states of matter. Make your own spectroscope spectroscopy science fair project. Making rainbows stem activities and projects for kids.
Written by ithaca high school physics teacher ken wright. Student worksheet introduction just as a geologist collects rocks or minerals and a botanist collects plants, an astronomer collects light. The way a spectroscope does this is to make use of diffraction grating. The curriculum includes study guides for various grade groups, powerpoints to explain concepts, a comic describing spectroscopy, ageappropriate handson activities, and videos.
However, the resolution of cd spectroscopes is relatively low. Namely, cd is something like a reflecting type grating. A spectroscope is a device that separates light into its individual colors in a rainbowlike band called a spectrum. Students will determine a constant relationship between the wavelength and frequency of colors within visible light. A spectroscope is similar to a prism in that it can break up light into its component. Try not to touch the grating material, since the oils on your fingers will damage it. In this activity, students will build a spectrometer and view spectrums of light.
In this lesson, students build simple spectroscopes with paper, a cd, and black crayon in order to observe wavelength colors. Different elements make different colors when they glow. We can use a simple, easy to build device called a cd spectroscope to take a closer look. Fourth grade lesson using simple spectroscopes betterlesson. Understand the visible spectra using a cd and a cd spectroscope. If youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. This engaging lesson plan involves having students build their own small cloud chamber in order to view cosmic rays and alpha particles from supplied radioactive sources.
Primary lessons based on the twinkle project this group of lesson plans has been prepared to support primary school teachers in delivering exciting lessons based around project twinkle revealing, for the first time, the chemical composition, weather and history of a. Tape the piece of cd shinysideup over the opening that you cut in step 2. Observing particles from outer space produced jointly by lepp and the cns institute for physics teachers cipt. Make sure you can look through the grating and see inside the box. Point your cd spectroscope at different light sources to see their true colors. Use this spectroscope to observe the light spectra produced by different types of lighting. Find spectroscope lesson plans and teaching resources. Cover the tip of the cd wedge with tape or a black marker. You wont be getting it back, so make sure its one you dont. A spectroscope is a device that separates light into its component colors. Build a spectroscope lesson plan for 9th 12th grade.
Observing spectra is an effective way to get students in terested in light and. Use our template to make a spectroscope and start a conversation about the. This build a spectroscope lesson plan is suitable for 9th 12th grade. Wrap lengthwise around one end of your cardboard tube and secure in place. Students make a spectroscope out of simple materials and are expected to view as many different light sources as possible to see the whole spectrum. The spectroscope is also a great asset for examining rough gems, when getting ri readings is difficult, and detecting some treatments in some cases, only a spectroscope can detect if a gems color is natural, dyed, or irradiated as with all the other instruments in your gemology lab, practice makes mastery. It is made by putting thousands of grooves on a plastic film. Physical science create a spectroscope, a chemistry rocket, a lesson about atoms, and even one that uses the incredibles movie to teach about the states of matter. Using spectroscopes, high school astronomy, physics, or chemistry learners observe emission spectra from several different sources. Building a spectroscope reading chapter 3, sections 1 and 2 and chapter 4, section 1 purpose to build and use a spectroscope as an instrument to study the chemical properties of reflected or emitted light. Handout pattern of spectroscope print pattern on darkest cardstock available section of cd teacher can cut up a cd in required size sections with a scissors scissors tape glue light sources procedure. The electromagnetic spectrum introductionvisible light 1 instructors guide to lab no.
Circular dichroism in substances with optical activity the left and right circularly polarized light beams are traveling at different speed and are absorbed to a different extent. Youll be surprised by how excited they are when they return with the spectroscope and the completed data collection. From solar spark, this simple activity allows students to make a spectrometer using a card box and a compact disc. Turn an old cd into a spectroscope to analyze lightyou may be surprised by what you see. Most will have held up a cd to some localized light. Turn an old cd into a spectroscope to analyze lightyou may be surprised by what. You will need 1 pair of scissors 2 a sharp knife 3 some glue a glue stick will do 4 a black card sheet 5 a dvd or cd.
With this activity, you can make your own spectroscope and see all the colors that make up the light. To wrap up this lesson and help explain the science behind why the spectroscopes work, i show this video. Spectrograph poster, diffraction grating, adhesive tape. Try pointing your cd spectroscope at the fluorescent light in your room, sunlit clouds in the sky, even your friends colored shirt to reveal the wavelengths of light that mix together to create the color you see.
At one end of the spectroscope is a square film of material that acts like a prism. In this lesson, students use a simple spectroscopes that was built in a previous lesson in order to view different wavelengths and different colors produced. The spectrum of each chemical element looks slightly different, so scientists use spectroscopes to see what elements make up the sun and stars. When we look through the eyepiece, we see a continuous color spectrum from red and yellow to green and blue. You might even get lucky and reveal some fraunhofer lines read the complete activity guide for more information. Electromagnetic spectrum spectroscopy space exploration astrobiology subjectgrade level. The visible electromagnetic spectrum goal the goal is to introduce the visible electromagnetic spectrum to students through use of materials readily available to most high school science classes. Exploring the universe with spectroscopy lesson plan. A spectroscope is a device that lets us find out what things are made of. This spectroscope lesson plan is suitable for 9th 12th grade. Visible light wavelength and frequency lab objective. As a member, youll also get unlimited access to over 79,000 lessons in math, english, science, history, and more. Exploring the universe with spectroscopy lesson plan, student version, teacher version and supplemental materials topic. Using glue or tape, attach a cd wedge to the inside of the spectroscope the.
Make 8 cd spectroscopes link to instructions on last page. Put the safety goggles on and cut the cd or dvd into sixths. The more you use your spectroscope, the more youll learn to see. Spectroscope lesson plan for 9th 12th grade lesson planet. You may wish to cut these slits for your students beforehand. Notice the small eyepiece at the bottom of the cardboard tube underneath the left light.
Astronomers usually can not touch the objects they study, like stars or galaxies. Light waves are still an abstract concept for fourth graders. Students will love building this miniature spectroscope that incorporates a piece of cd as the diffraction grating. Homemade spectroscope using a paper towel roll and a cd. To help you build your spectroscope, weve created a cutting guide pdf. Spectroscopes are used to split light into different wavelengths to. This set includes instructions and activity ideas, making it an ideal. The original directions for the construction of the spectroscope box have been expanded and modified in an attempt to make them easier for students to follow. Building a spectroscope using glue or tape, attach a cd wedge to the inside of the spectroscope the backside of the template. To make this spectroscope you need to download this pdf file. An alternative technology for revealing the colors in light is a diffraction grating, which is a clear or reflective material with finely ruled lines. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you succeed.
This product includes a full year of earth science lesson plans 81 files. Plan your 60minute lesson in science or waves with helpful tips from melissa romano. Look through the eye window directly down onto the cd while aiming the other window at a source of light. This science activity for kids makes a great addition to a unit on light or weather. The spectroscope spreads out the colors of the light, and we can identify the elements. Assist your emerging scientists with construction of their very own spectroscopes. In this energy lesson students build their own spectroscope and observe three kinds of spectra.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Draw the figures of parts a, b on the cardboard as shown in fig. Read and learn for free about the following article. Students build a working spectroscope to study the nature of light. Cut out the large rectangular area on the left side of this page. Find zoo activities, a mealworm project, dinosaur drawing lesson, bacteria modeling worksheet, a digestion simulation and other lesson ideas. Visible light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we receive from the sun and is made up of the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet roy g biv. If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. Class sets of spectroscopes and gratings are available from astronomers without borders. Make sure the data side the side of the cd with nothing printed on it faces up.
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