LED board
LED board
Laura has opened a new store. She would like to advertise this. The more light and moving elements, the better the advertisement. Can you help her make a fun, eye-catching billboard?
In this workshop, a drawing on plexiglass is animated by using different colors and programming the LED strip in the correct sequence.
10-16 year
3h
Total internal reflection, color theory
Lasercutting, Arduino, Soldering
Photos
Instructions and files
Looking for the photonics materials?
- Total internal reflection of light in transparant materials.
- Small squares, facets are cut on a diamond.
- All facets must fit together perfectly.
- By perfect grinding, 99.9% of the incoming light will reflect.
- = Optimal brilliance
WHAT DO THE PARTICIPANTS LEARN:
Facts:
- Describe the critical angle and total reflection with concrete examples.
- Describe and illustrate additive and subtractive color mixing.
- Describe the concepts of main colors, mixed colors, complementary colors for additive color mixing.
- Describe the concepts of main colors, mixed colors, complementary colors with subtractive color mixing.
- Explain the perceived color of light and objects using principles of subtrative and additive color mixing.
- Describe the concept of color of an object by indicating which light colors are absorbed by the object and to what extent.
- Describe the concept of color on a website as a combination of the light colors red, green and blue.
Skills:
- Soldering
- Assembling
- Cooperation
- Programming
- Building their own setup and linking observations the theory.
