Friday 10th October
Ever found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? No? Well, it would be a miracle if you did because they are full circles with usually the bottom part not visible. But what causes them? Y6 investigated how white light from a source can refract (or bend) into seven different component colours that we call the colour spectrum. This rhyme helps us to remember the colours:
RICHARD OF YORK GAVE BATTLE IN VAIN
Can you work out the colours?
Here are some of the rainbows Y6 made when passing light through a pretend raindrop which was a clear plastic block.
