Searching for Roy G Biv
The Scenario
You are studying electromagnetic waves. What questions do you need to ask to learn the characteristics of these waves? What can you learn about the cosmos from electromagnetic waves? How can you best present the information that you find? For this quest, concentrate on the visible wavelengths of light.
The Web Team:
The Scientist, the person who will be responsible to the team in researching details. This person is also responsible for organizing the list of questions to be asked.
The Navigator, the person who knows the Internet, who can guide any team member who gets lost.
The Affiliator, the people person of the team, the one who maintains contact and keeps other team members on task.
The Project Reporter, the person who is primarily responsible for the computer work that creates the final project.
The Task
You are assigned the task of learning the characteristics of the wavelengths that are visible to the human eye. What kind of questions do you need to ask to discover these characteristics?
Your Challenge
Make a list of questions that interest you to ask about light. This is the most important part of your quest. Use the Web sites below to find the answers to your questions.
1.
Individually, each of you will examine all of the sites on the list of resources and use the worksheet to take some notes of your answers to the questions your group wants to ask. You'll need to examine each site fairly quickly. Don't spend more than 10 minutes on any one site. If a member has trouble finding their way around a site, the Navigator needs to help.
2.
After all group members have visited the sites, compare your answers and organize a report (Scientists, you’re on.) If group members disagree, take some time to discuss before selecting the preferred answer (Affiliator, here is where you get busy!)
Create a flyer describing a search for Roy G Biv. Where would you find roy, what clues does he leave that identify him? Include details that answer the following questions:
Resources

You must include your reference, or source of your information,
at the end of the report. If you make a flyer, put the reference on
the back page. A Web site reference should include the Internet
address and the name of the organization sponsoring the site.
Resources
Web Sites
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinofossils/l
home.att.net/~e.j.swearengin/fossils.htm
www.unmuseum.org/fossil.htm
www.discovery.com/exp/mammoth/mammoth.html www.discovery.com/exp/fossilzone/fossilzone.html