Students observe refraction of light by a prism and how it can produce a spectrum. They experiment with colored filters to explore how our eyes perceive color. Finally, students apply their understanding of color and light to design color puzzle messages.

Student Resources

• 7.1 Vocabulary
• 7.2 Looking Through Filters
• 7.3 Color Puzzle
• 7.4 Make Your Own Color Puzzle
• 7.5 Section 7 Assessment

Learn by Reading

For additional content-area reading, check out the Houghton Mifflin Science eBook: Grade 3, Unit F, page 62.