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The Three Color Mystery
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Zielinski, Ellen Faber, Courtney |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students are introduced to an engineering challenge in which they are given a job assignment to separate three types of apples. However, they are unable to see the color differences between the apples, and as a result, they must think as engineers to design devices that can be used to help them distinguish the apples from one another. Students are introduced to an engineering challenge in which they are given a job assignment to separate three types of apples. However, they are unable to see the color differences between the apples, and as a result, they must think as engineers to design devices that can be used to help them distinguish the apples from one another. Solving the challenge depends on an understanding of wave properties and the biology of sight. After being introduced to the challenge, students form ideas and brainstorm about what background knowledge is required to solve the challenge. A class discussion produces student ideas that can be grouped into broad subject categories: waves and wave properties, light and the electromagnetic spectrum, and the structure of the eye. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Clemson University |
| Subject Keyword | Biology Physical Science Electromagnetic Spectrum Color Blindness Vision Light Colorblind Color-blind Structure of Eye Color Blind Human Eye |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class VIII Class IX Class X Class XI Class XII |
| Resource Type | Notes |
| Subject | Physics Biology |
