Newton wrote about his discoveries in his book, Opticks , in 1704. His book has become one of the most important scientific books ever written. After reading aloud the vignette, have students research Newton s experiments and discoveries. Students can then write a skit depicting the day that Newton made his discovery about the properties of sunlight. Students will include imagined dialogue of Newton talking to his friends and family about his discovery.
Students draw and write a comic book version of the story of Newton s discovery.
Each step of Newton s experiment should be depicted in the frames of the comic book. Students then share the comic book with other students and other classes. Interactive Java Tutorial Newton's Prism Experiments Discover how Isaac Newton learned that white light is made up of all the colors that we can see. These painters rendered beautiful landscapes of the Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone, and Yosemite, which they displayed to the delight of the colonists in the eastern cities upon their return. In 1871, the painter Thomas Moran joined an expedition to Yellowstone in Wyoming.