Using a tiny microscope and a cell phone, students examine the red, green and blue pixels that use additive color to create all the colors you see on your computer screen.
Grade Range: 4-9
Duration: 1/2 Hour
Supplies:
- Micro-Phone Lens
- Phone with camera (5+ mega pixels)
- Computer screen
- Light Blox
NGSS Connections
PS4.A: Wave Properties
- Information can be digitized (e.g., a picture stored as the values of an array of pixels); in this form, it can be stored reliably in computer memory and sent over long distances as a series of wave pulses (HS-PS4-2, HS-PS4-5)
