In this hands-on exploration of light and color, students will investigate how rainbows form and how scientists study the composition of distant stars. Through engaging experiments with prisms, diffraction glasses, and spectroscopes, they’ll explore the behavior of light as it travels through different mediums. Key concepts like refraction, diffraction, and reflection come to life as students examine the visible light spectrum and learn how spectral lines reveal the makeup of gases—both on Earth and in space.