Mr.
Luke Wiggins 10th Basic Physical Science 02-12-2024
Part A: Single Bulb
Select the link to the Color vision simulator on Americano Virtual in the Materials/resources section
Select Single Bulb. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/color-vision
When the simulator window opens, turn the flashlight ON by clicking the red button on the flashlight.
You should see a yellow light coming from the flashlight. Now, JUST ABOVE the flashlight hit the option to use the
white colored bulb instead of the yellow light on the left. You should notice the light change colors.
1) a) What color is being emitted from the flashlight? _________________
b) What color does the brain see? (depicted by the thought bubble above the observer’s head) ________________
Now, JUST BELOW the flashlight, switch the option from light beam (currently being displayed) to light particles on
the right.
2) a) Study the particles of light leaving the flashlight. What colors do you see actually make up white light? ________
b) What color does the brain still see? _______________
Turn ON the filter color option by clicking on the black circular switch down and to the left of the flashlight. If you do
this correctly, you should see the yellow filter appear.
3) a) What colors are being emitted from the flashlight? _________________
b) What color is able to pass through the YELLOW filter? _________________
c) Which colors are being absorbed by the filter? _________________
4) Change the filter color several times by sliding the indicator at the bottom. Summarize how filters affect white light:
Mr. Luke Wiggins 10th Basic Physical Science 02-12-2024
5) Switch from the white colored bulb to the yellow colored bulb above the flashlight. Notice you can now change the
bulb color by sliding the control left and right. Experiment with changing the bulb color and the filter color several
times. Do this until you feel you can predict what will happen each time you change the bulb and filter colors, then
summarize what you’ve observed below:
Part B: RGB Bulbs
Click on the RGB Bulbs tab at the very bottom of the simulator screen.
The three flashlights on the right represent how all screens (phones, computers, televisions, etc.) use the three basic
colors of Red, Green and Blue to simulate all of the other colors in the visible spectrum!
6) Complete the chart below- make your prediction for how you will make each color BEFORE testing! (*Hint: You may
need to slide each color between the 0-50% level in order to make all of the colors!)
Prediction of how the R,G,B
Color lights will be used to create each Actual findings!
color
Ex. Red Ex. 100% Red, 0% Green, 0% blue
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet
White
Black
Brown
Mr. Luke Wiggins 10th Basic Physical Science 02-12-2024
The Colour mixer link on Americano Virtual in the Materials/resources section allows you to see how creating colors
with LIGHT is very different from creating colors with PAINT OR DYE
7)
a) How you can get the color white from using light versus from paint or dye.
b) How you can get the color black from using light versus from paint or dye.
8) Mixing light is (Additive/subtractive)circle the right answer
9) Mixing paint or dye is (Additive/subtractive)circle the right answer
