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Pixels, Pictures, and Phones

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This Pixels, Pictures, and Phones activity also includes:

Take a real close look at your phone screen. What do you see? Here's an activity that provides guidance on how to look at a smart phone screen in order to see the pixels and to see how the phone creates colors and motion on the screen.

6 Views 4 Downloads NGSS: Adaptable
Concepts
pixels, colors, color recognition, cell phones, technology resources
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Instructional Ideas
  • Use a projection microscope so the entire class can see at the same time
  • Include with a lesson on color blending using color wheels
Classroom Considerations
  • Needs at least a 10X microscope
Pros
  • You can enlarge images to get a better perspective
  • Provides the biological reason color pixels are created the way they are
Cons
  • None
NGSS
MS-PS4-2