It’s great to think that the scientist Isaac Newton made all his ground-breaking discoveries at a time\u00a0(1642 – 1727) when there were no hi-tech tools.\u00a0 Just shows that you don’t need fancy gear to have great ideas.\u00a0 He worked out that light is made of different colours – as in a rainbow.\u00a0 How? By shining daylight through a hole in the door and onto his prism.\u00a0 Your kids can split light up too!\u00a0 Here’s how:<\/p>\n
\n1. \u00a0Put some water in a shallow dish.
\n2. \u00a0Prop up a small mirror in the water at an angle.
\n3. \u00a0Place the dish near a window and position the mirror so that sunlight hits it.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\nThe light passes through the water and bounces off the mirror, making a faint rainbow appear on the wall.<\/p>\n
And while they’re at it, why not learn the colours of the rainbow?\u00a0 R<\/span>ichard O<\/span>f Y<\/span>ork G<\/span>ave B<\/span>attle I<\/span>n V<\/span>ain = Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.<\/p>\n