L EA TAP CE N R TI V OR 2.1 DOUBLE RN I N TO G ZOOM TE WITH AC PHONE I TY TABLET LIGHT AND COLOR PhySicS Materials  deep cardboard box  white piece of paper  3 flashlights, modified to create red, blue, or green light (see description)  red, blue, green, yellow, cyan, and magenta color tiles  documentation sheets Center Description This STEM center allows children to observe the results of mixing red, blue, and green light, which 18 c ha P TE R 2 are the primary colors of light used to produce the secondary colors of magenta, cyan, and yellow. Magenta is a deep purplish red, and cyan (pro- nounced SIGH-an) is a greenish blue. Both colors are used in photography and color printing. Mixing colored light does not produce the same outcome as mixing colored pigments. Children can compare the results of combining colored lights with what happens when they mix colored paints in the art area. In this experiment, children use flashlights to pro- duce colored light. The flashlights are modified in one of three ways: (1) the lighted end is covered with red, blue, or green cellophane; (2) the lighted end is cov- ered with clear plastic that has been colored with red, blue, or green permanent marker; or (3) red, blue, COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL