Creating rainbows

​Students often benefit from scientific demonstrations because the visual evidence gives them another mode for remembering key concepts. This works exceptionally well for intangible concepts like light and light travel.

During a Year 4 Physics lesson held on the 25th of October, Dr Mannaris explained to students that light is made up of a spectrum of colours. He talked about how rainbows form.  The students were happy to try and create their rainbows by the dispersion of light through a glass prism.  Students used their mobile phones as the light source and also used this to document their results.