Teaching Guide: Katherine Clerk Maxwell and Color Mixing of Light

AUG 02, 2022

This lesson plan introduces students to Katherine Clerk Maxwell along with the primary colors of light and color mixing in light.

AIP History

https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PH-CAVENDISH-P-01180/1

This lesson introduces Katherine Clerk Maxwell, emphasizing her involvement in color theory and teaching students light color mixing. The teacher will demonstrate mixing colors using lights, calling up students to help participate in activities which they will demonstrate to the class. Students will be able to identify the primary colors of light, understand how they mix to create secondary colors, and learn about what Katherine and James Clerk Maxwell discovered involving color mixing: that mixing red, green, and blue creates white light.
Grade level(s): 1-3
Guide subjects: History, Physics
Minority Group(s): Women
In-class time: 35 minutes
Prep time: 5-10 minutes
Technology Requirements: Audio/Video required
Common Core Standards: Reading: Literature, Speaking & Listening
Next Generation Science Standards: Physical sciences, Matter and Its Interactions

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LessonPlan_ClerkMaxwell.pdf (.pdf) Biography_ClerkMaxwell.pdf (.pdf) MainTopics_ClerkMaxwell_0.pdf (.pdf) DiscussionQuestions_ClerkMaxwell.pdf (.pdf) DiscussionQuestion_AnswerKey_ClerkMaxwell.pdf (.pdf)