Exploring the Secrets of Color in The Magic School Bus

The video explores the concept of rainbows and how light and color interact. Miss Frizzle takes her class on a magical journey inside a pinball machine to understand how white light can be split into different colors using prisms. The students learn about light wavelengths and how colors are perceived. Through a series of challenges, they discover that colors are part of white light and can be separated and recombined. The video concludes with a reflection on the learning experience.

What is the correct order of rainbow colors from the outside to the inside?

• Violet, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red

• Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Violet

• Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet

• Green, Blue, Violet, Red, Orange, Yellow

What is needed to create a rainbow?

• Candy wrappers and flashlights

• Only sunlight

• Different colors of light

• A paintbrush and canvas

What does white light consist of?

• Only the color white

• Just blue and red light

• All the colors of the rainbow

• Only primary colors

How can you make red light using white light?

• By using a red filter

• By cooling the white light

• By heating the white light

• By using a blue filter

What did the class use to change the color of light in the pinball machine?

• Colored pencils

• Different types of glass

• Magic spells

• Colored filters

Why did the orange light disappear when it hit the green shamrock?

• Because green reflects only green light

• Because orange light is weaker

• Because green absorbs orange light

• Because the shamrock was magical

How do you see the color green?

• When all colors mix together

• When no light enters your eyes

• When red light enters your eyes

• When green light enters your eyes

Why did the class need to match colored lights with the same colored eyes in the pinball machine?

• To turn the machine off

• To create a rainbow

• To change the game's colors

• To win a prize

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What happens when light passes through a prism?

• It speeds up

• It disappears

• It splits into rainbow colors

• It turns white

What did the class learn about light and color?

• Light and color are unrelated

• Only sunlight contains colors

• Colors can only be seen in the dark

• White light is made up of all rainbow colors

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