Lesson Plan

Stellar Spectral Fingerprints

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Students listen as the teacher introduces Newton's early discovery of the diffraction of light. They use multiple sources of light (fluorescent, incandescent, sunlight, etc) to bend the light. They first use a prism then a diffraction grating. Students design a way to measure the distances between spectral line and light sources.

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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
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