Black

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/black

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the physical property?Absorbs nearly all incident photons across the visible spectrum, reflecting minimal energy
2. What is the historical pigment source?Soot (carbon black) and charcoal have been primary sources for millennia
3. What makes black look so dark?Black looks dark because it absorbs almost all the light that hits it, so very little light comes back to our eyes.
4. How do scientists make super black materials?Scientists make super black by designing surfaces that absorb more than 99.9% of light; these are used in special optics and stealth technology.

Photons: The fundamental particles of light, carrying energy and momentum.
Chiaroscuro: An artistic technique using strong contrasts between light and dark to create volume and drama.
Aposematic Coloration: Warning coloration in animals, often bright or contrasting, to signal danger or toxicity.
Spacetime: The four-dimensional continuum combining three dimensions of space and one of time.