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help with a prism

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mumette · 26/08/2011 08:28

my 7 yr dd was chopsing away as usual at breakfast, sometimes stopping for breath, me wishing i was still in bed. the subject come round to rainbows and why no one had found the pot of gold. an apple and a lid from a painkiller tub helped to explain it. but trying to tell her about white light from the sun and how it splits into the different colours semi worked. any ideas how i can split the light, i remeember using a prism at school many moons ago, of course i havnt got one. how else can i split light without spending much money

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julienoshoes · 26/08/2011 09:37

could you wait for a sunny day and have fun with a hose in the garden, making your own rainbows? That's what we did when faced with similar questions.

NotJustKangaskhan · 26/08/2011 16:11

This may be easier. It's pretty much a video of what julie said (using a hose/spray to create a rainbow in sunlight) since today doesn't look good for rainbow making at least where I am.

LauraIngallsWilder · 26/08/2011 20:54

When the sun does shine, my kids in delight in noticing rainbows on my bedroom wall.
Messing about with a CD, a piece of white paper/pale wall and sunshine produces great results.

Im ashamed to say my 9yo son understands the science better than i do Blush

Try the happy scientist - ive got a subscription but even without theres quite a bit you can access about rainbows. The link should take you straight to a list of rainbow stuff - but if not type rainbow into the search box.

HTH

mumette · 26/08/2011 23:28

thankyou for all your replies, i should be kept busy for a while now :)

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Betelguese · 13/09/2011 00:23

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Waldorfhome · 13/09/2011 23:45

Rapid online sell prisms. Can highly recommend them, we use them for most of our school supplies.
www.rapidonline.com/

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