Color Vision

Color Vision Screenshot
  • Photons
  • Monochromatic Light
  • White Light
Java Logo Original Sim and Translations

Topics

  • Photons
  • Monochromatic Light
  • White Light
  • Rainbows

Description

Make a whole rainbow by mixing red, green, and blue light. Change the wavelength of a monochromatic beam or filter white light. View the light as a solid beam, or see the individual photons.

Sample Learning Goals

  • Determine what color the person sees for various combinations of red, green, and blue light.
  • Describe the color of light that is able to pass through different colored filters.
Version 1.1.23

Teacher Tips

Download teacher tips PDF Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Color Vision Remote Lab A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein MS
UG-Intro
HS
Remote Biology
Physics
Visualization and Visual Illusions SIM Homework A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman UG-Intro HW Physics
Investigation of a Solution’s Color (Qualitative and Quantitative) - Guided Inquiry Activity A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Ted Clark, Julia Chamberlain UG-Intro Guided Chemistry
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other Earth Science
Chemistry
Biology
Physics
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein updated by Diana López MS
HS
Other Chemistry
Biology
Earth Science
Physics
PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum This contribution was designed by PhET. Julia Chamberlain HS
UG-Intro
Other Chemistry
Color Vision Simulation Homework This contribution was designed by PhET. Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman UG-Intro
HS
HW Physics
Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics Jaya Ramchandani HS Other Physics
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer MS
HS
Other Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Seeing In Color Simulation Bobby Fallarino K-5 Guided
Lab
Biology
Color My World Virtual Lab Jim Hewitt MS Guided Physics
Interactive Light and Color Lab Ryan Aman K-5
MS
Lab
Guided
Physics
Color Vision SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada MS Lab Physics
Color Vision Roxanna Fees MS
HS
Guided
HW
Lab
Biology
Physics
PHET Digtial Wave Lab Martin Hofkamp K-5
MS
HS
HW
Lab
Physics
Color Simulation Monica Arismendez K-5 Lab
HW
Guided
Other
Color Vision Lab! Jamie Schoenberger MS Guided
Lab
Physics
Color Vision pHet Lab Zach Yindra MS Guided
Lab
Biology
Other
Color Vision Sim Lab Sam Steele MS HW
Guided
Lab
Physics
Other
Pixel Peeping Dean Baird, Paul G. Hewitt HS
UG-Intro
Lab Physics
Seeing Colors Charina Genosolango and Cyrelle Jay Cordero HS
UG-Intro
K-5
MS
Lab
HW
Demo
Biology
Physics
Laboratorio Virtual de Visión del Color A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein (Traducción Diana López) MS
HS
HW
Lab
Guided
Remote
Physics
Astronomy
Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López UG-Intro
UG-Adv
K-5
HS
Grad
MS
Discuss
HW
Chemistry
Astronomy
Mathematics
Physics
SECUNDARIA: Alineación PhET con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López MS
HS
Other Mathematics
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
PRIMARIA: Alineación con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López MS
K-5
Demo
HW
Lab
Guided
Discuss
Mathematics
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Color Vision (Hindi) SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada, Vaibhav Gupta MS Lab Physics
VISIONE DEI COLORI Natasha Samousenko MS
HS
Guided
Lab
Physics
Cores Pigmentos e Cor-luz 23/10 Aula 02 Thais Hamann Other
HS
MS
Other Other
Visão Humana (Atividades) nos OA's do PhET Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales Other
MS
HS
HW
Other
Guided
Physics
Biology
Other
Luz e Cor no "Color Vision (HTML5)" Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales Other
HS
MS
Guided
HW
Other
Physics
Earth Science
Other
EXPERIMENTOS DE NEWTON OPTICA FRANCISCO CRUZ CANTU HS HW
Guided
Lab
Physics
VISIÓN DE LUZ Marcela Lozano Conde MS HW Earth Science

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iPad:
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Android:
Not officially supported. If you are using the HTML5 sims on Android, we recommend using the latest version of Google Chrome.

Chromebook:
Latest version of Google Chrome
The HTML5 and Flash PhET sims are supported on all Chromebooks.
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Windows Systems:
Microsoft Edge, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Google Chrome.

Macintosh Systems:
macOS 10.9.5+, Safari 9+, latest version of Chrome.

Linux Systems:
Not officially supported. Please contact phethelp@colorado.edu with troubleshooting issues.

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Bryce Gruneich (lead)
  • Kathy Perkins (lead)
  • Aaron Davis (developer)
  • Ron LeMaster (developer)
  • Chris Malley (developer)
  • Sam Reid (developer)
  • Wendy Adams
  • Danielle Harlow
  • Ariel Paul
  • Carl Wieman
  • Mike Fowler (graphic arts)
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