We describe in detail a high-performance project devised for outstanding undergraduate students with appropriate abilities in physical reasoning (rather than with a good standard preparation), centered around the well-known historical case of Newton's theory of light and colours. The different action lines along which the project is developed are aimed at involving the students in: 1) thinking as Newton did, by building step by step all his knowledge and reasoning; 2) working as Newton did, by performing the whole series of his original experiments with prisms; 3) deducing}as Newton did about the nature of light and colours; 4) presenting the results of their activity (including physics demonstrations) to the general public, in order to test abilities in communicating what they learned and discovered (including video realization published on YouTube). Such teaching aim is complemented by the purpose to realize a historically informed activity, given the potential key role of the History of Physics in promoting science at a deeper level, especially when no particular training in mathematics or advanced education is required. The success of this work has been testified by both the students' enthusiasm when they demonstrated in public events and by the involvement of people without professional or specialised knowledge in physics attending those events.

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Newton's Optics 的颜色：一个面向积极进取的学生的高性能项目

我们详细描述了一个高性能项目，该项目是为具有适当物理推理能力（而不是具有良好标准准备）的优秀本科生设计的，围绕着牛顿光和颜色理论的著名历史案例。开发项目的不同行动路线旨在让学生参与：1) 像牛顿一样思考，逐步建立他所有的知识和推理；2）像牛顿一样工作，用棱镜完成他最初的整个系列实验；3) 推论}就像牛顿对光和颜色的性质所做的那样；4) 向公众展示他们的活动（包括物理演示）的结果，以测试交流他们所学和发现的能力（包括在 YouTube 上发布的视频实现）。鉴于物理学史在更深层次促进科学的潜在关键作用，特别是在不需要数学或高等教育方面的特殊培训时，这种教学目标与实现历史相关活动的目的相辅相成。学生们在公共活动中表现出的热情，以及没有物理专业知识或专业知识的人参加这些活动，都证明了这项工作的成功。尤其是当不需要特别的数学或高等教育培训时。学生们在公共活动中表现出的热情，以及没有物理专业知识或专业知识的人参加这些活动，都证明了这项工作的成功。尤其是当不需要特别的数学或高等教育培训时。学生们在公共活动中表现出的热情，以及没有物理专业知识或专业知识的人参加这些活动，都证明了这项工作的成功。