Color Vision
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Topics
- Photons
- Monochromatic Light
- White Light
- Rainbows
Description
Make a whole rainbow by mixing red, green, and blue light. Change the wavelength of a monochromatic beam or filter white light. View the light as a solid beam, or see the individual photons.
Sample Learning Goals
- Determine what color the person sees for various combinations of red, green, and blue light.
- Describe the color of light that is able to pass through different colored filters.
Teacher Tips
| Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Video Primer
Teacher-Submitted Activities
| Color Vision Remote Lab |
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Trish Loeblein | MS HS UG-Intro |
Remote | Physics Biology |
| Visualization and Visual Illusions SIM Homework |
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Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman | UG-Intro | HW | Physics |
| Investigation of a Solution’s Color (Qualitative and Quantitative) - Guided Inquiry Activity |
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Ted Clark, Julia Chamberlain | UG-Intro | Guided | Chemistry |
| PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | HS UG-Intro |
Other | Chemistry | |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Physics Biology Chemistry Earth Science |
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| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein updated by Diana López | MS HS |
Other | Physics Chemistry Biology Earth Science |
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| Color Vision Simulation Homework |
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Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman | HS UG-Intro |
HW | Physics | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | Biology Chemistry Physics |
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| Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Seeing In Color Simulation | Bobby Fallarino | K-5 | Lab Guided |
Biology | ||
| Color My World Virtual Lab | Jim Hewitt | MS | Guided | Physics | ||
| Interactive Light and Color Lab | Ryan Aman | MS K-5 |
Guided Lab |
Physics | ||
| Color Vision | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada | MS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Color Vision | Roxanna Fees | HS MS |
HW Guided Lab |
Biology Physics |
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| PHET Digtial Wave Lab | Martin Hofkamp | MS K-5 HS |
Lab HW |
Physics | ||
| Color Simulation | Monica Arismendez | K-5 | HW Guided Lab |
Other | ||
| Color Vision Lab! | Jamie Schoenberger | MS | Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
| Color Vision pHet Lab | Zach Yindra | MS | Lab Guided |
Biology Other |
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| Color Vision Sim Lab | Sam Steele | MS | Guided Lab HW |
Other Physics |
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| Pixel Peeping | Dean Baird, Paul G. Hewitt | HS UG-Intro |
Lab | Physics | ||
| Seeing Colors | Charina Genosolango and Cyrelle Jay Cordero | HS UG-Intro MS K-5 |
Lab HW Demo |
Physics Biology |
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| Investigación del color de una solución (cualitativa y cuantitativa) - Actividad de consulta guiada |
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Ted Clark, Julia Chamberlain (Traducción de Mayra Tavares) | UG-Intro | Guided | Chemistry | |
| SECUNDARIA: Alineación PhET con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) |
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Diana López | MS HS |
Other | Biology Physics Chemistry Mathematics |
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| Laboratorio Virtual de Visión del Color |
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Trish Loeblein (Traducción Diana López) | MS HS |
HW Lab Remote Guided |
Physics Astronomy |
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| PRIMARIA: Alineación con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) |
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Diana López | MS K-5 |
Guided HW Discuss Lab Demo |
Astronomy Chemistry Mathematics Physics |
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| Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 |
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Diana López | Grad K-5 UG-Intro UG-Adv MS HS |
HW Discuss |
Physics Astronomy Mathematics Chemistry |
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| Color Vision (Hindi) | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada, Vaibhav Gupta | MS | Lab | Physics | ||
| VISIONE DEI COLORI | Natasha Samousenko | HS MS |
Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
| Visão de Cor | Maria Elizete Pereira Alencar Oliveira | MS | Guided | Biology | ||
| Cores Pigmentos e Cor-luz 23/10 Aula 02 | Thais Hamann | MS Other HS |
Other | Other | ||
| Visão Humana (Atividades) nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | Other HS MS |
Guided Other HW |
Other Biology Physics |
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| Luz e Cor no "Color Vision (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | HS MS Other |
HW Other Guided |
Physics Earth Science Other |
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| UNIDAD3 S15 L4 Descomposición de la luz | FRANCISCO CRUZ CANTU | HS | Guided HW Lab |
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| VISIÓN DE LUZ | Marcela Lozano Conde | MS | HW | Earth Science |
Browse legacy activities.
HTML5 sims can run on iPads and Chromebooks, as well as PC, Mac, and Linux systems.
iPad:
iOS 12+ Safari
iPad compatible sims
Android:
Not officially supported. If you are using the HTML5 sims on Android, we recommend using the latest version of Google Chrome.
Chromebook:
Latest version of Google Chrome
The HTML5 and Flash PhET sims are supported on all Chromebooks.
Chromebook compatible sims
Windows Systems:
Microsoft Edge, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Google Chrome.
Macintosh Systems:
macOS 10.13+, Safari 13+, latest version of Chrome.
Linux Systems:
Not officially supported. Please contact phethelp@colorado.edu with troubleshooting issues.
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