Finding out about colour

This task is about investigating colour.
How to do this task:

  • Use the shoebox that has been made up for this task.
  • Get four different colours of cellophane and seven different coloured buttons.
  • Place a piece of cellophane over the hole in the top of the box.
  • Place the buttons inside the box under the lid where the cellophane is.
  • Shine the torch through the cellophane into the box, like in the diagram.
  • Look through the slit at the front of the box to see what colour each of the buttons looks like with the different cellophane colours.
  • Complete the table with your results.
 diagram of experiment to investigate colour

Question 1Change answer

a)  Complete this table to show what colour the button looked like.  
Button Colour Cellophane Colour
Red Green Blue White
Red
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet
White
Black

Question 1Change answer

b)  Write down four different things you have found out about what the cellophane colour does to the button colour.
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3. 4.