{"id":49838,"date":"2021-06-25T14:11:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T11:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twinscience.com\/?p=49838"},"modified":"2021-06-25T14:11:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T11:11:30","slug":"how-do-we-see-colour-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twinscience.com\/en\/blog\/how-do-we-see-colour-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How do we see Colour?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do we see Colour? Join Twing on a fun adventure to help bring colour back to the island on the<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twinscience.com\/en-gb\/twingapp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twin <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/fsxl582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">App<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">!<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New adventure is in town! - Discover Twin #STEM Games #education\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vJ5TwlNwO14?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Where did the Colours Go? An island has lost its colour and is completely black and white. Twing needs your help bringing colour back through the power of learning and science! Go on a fun learning adventure with Twing and discover the secret behind light and colour by playing fun games and watching interactive videos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here&#8217;s a Preview of What You&#8217;ll Learn!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Colour?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The grass is green, the sky is blue and rainbows are, well, colourful, right? But what exactly are colours? Where do they come from? And how do we see them? Well, those very questions were asked a long time ago by a very famous scientist called Sir Isaac Newton, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s answer these questions together! But first, some fundamentals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Do We See Colour?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_B301A11DA00D-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"How we see colours.\" class=\"wp-image-49626\" width=\"736\" height=\"410\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can&#8217;t see colour without light. But how does light reach us? When light leaves its source (for example the Sun), it moves towards us in straight lines called rays! You\u2019ve heard of the term \u201cray of sunshine\u201d before, haven\u2019t you? Well, that\u2019s where that phrase comes from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When light hits an object, it is reflected off in different colours. We see things only when the light that is reflected off of them reaches our eyes. That&#8217;s why when it is very dark we can&#8217;t see anything. With this logic, we know that a tomato is red because it absorbs all colours except red. Same goes for a banana &#8211; it is yellow because it reflects the colour yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Eyes and Light<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how does our eyes help us see? Light enters our eyes and is turned into information for our brain to process. That information is sent to our brain where it can make sense of the image!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">White Light and the Rainbow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike popular belief that sunlight is yellow, it\u2019s actually white! And in fact, white light is made up of all visible colours combined. Sir Isaac Newton famously discovered this when he conducted his famous experiment to refract light and see the colour spectrum! By sending light through a prism, light was bent, or refracted, by the prism and each wavelength of light is refracted by a slightly different amount. Because each colour is refracted differently, each bends at a different angle, resulting in the separation of white light into the colours of the spectrum, much like a rainbow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fun Fact!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You know, Newton wasn&#8217;t in school when he discovered the mysteries about colours and light. In fact, he was at home quarantining because of the Plague in England in 1665! He was in his house when he conducted the experiment where he discovered that white light traveling from the sun was actually composed of 7 colours! These colours were red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, also known as ROY G BIV to help you remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Another fun fact!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-09-at-12.44.54-PM-1-1123x800.png\" alt=\"Water droplets in the atmosphere bend light to create rainbows.\" class=\"wp-image-49628\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that water droplets in the atmosphere bend light? Exactly like Newton&#8217;s prism, water droplets in the atmosphere bend light and that&#8217;s why see rainbows!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more on <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/fsxl582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twin App<\/a>!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ve learned a ton about light and colours! Learn more in the Twin App and help Twing bring back colour to the islander&#8217;s lives in our adventure titled &#8220;<strong>Where Did the Colours Go?<\/strong>.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also, be sure to complete the activity &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twinscience.com\/en\/activity\/how-to-make-a-newton-disc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Make a Newton Disc<\/a>&#8221; here on our website or in the Twin App!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/fsxl582\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/twin_footer.png\" alt=\"Download the Twin App to go on learning adventures, play fun games and trivia, and complete DIY challenges.\" class=\"wp-image-790\" width=\"409\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/twin_footer.png 652w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/twin_footer-272x300.png 272w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/twin_footer-480x529.png 480w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/twin_footer-600x662.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><sub><span style=\"color:#d5e0e4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Twin App is an educational app that kids can play educational games on. Inside we have Trivia, DIY projects, and Adventures that have many learning games for kids. Both the Twin App and Twin Science Kits teach STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) &amp; Arts subjects and 21st century skills.<\/span><\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do we see Colour? Join Twing on a fun adventure to help bring colour back to the island on the Twin App! Here&#8217;s a Preview of What You&#8217;ll Learn! What is Colour? The grass is green, the sky is blue and rainbows are, well, colourful, right? But what exactly are colours? 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