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Coloured shadows

Instructions

1. Place the red cellophane over the torch so that the light is coloured red. Secure with a rubber band.

2. Repeat the process, so that you have a 'green torch' a 'blue torch' and a 'red torch' to use.

3. Shine all of the torches onto the wall - what colour does it make?

4. Try shining the torches onto an object, what colour shadows do you make?

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You will need:

- 3 Strong Torches

- Red, Blue and Green Cellophane

- 3 Rubber bands

- A clean white board or wall

- A dark room

White light is comprised of all of the colours of the rainbow i.e. the light spectrum.
Combining the three different colours should have produced a small white area on the wall.
This is called colour addition i.e. adding up to white light. More on light by Museum Victoria.
Your object creates areas where the light from each torch cannot pass . As each torch is shining from a different angle some light can still reach the wall, creating coloured shadows.

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