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Radial Chromatography
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How many colors make black? Gather as many water soluble black markers as you can find.
Painting a Picture with Air
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Create a painting by blowing air out of a straw. Push liquid acrylic paint around on some watercolor paper by aiming short bursts of air onto the paint puddle.
Bubble Wrap Printing
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In this activity, learners will use bubble wrap to print patterns on paper and experiment with mixing colors.
Seeing in the Dark
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In this activity (17th on the page), learners investigate why you cannot see colors in dim light.
Rainbow Refraction
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In this activity, learners will explore how light can refract or break apart into different colors.
Fun with Shapes
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In this activity, early learners combine pre-cut recognizable shapes and their own abstract ideas to make representational pictures (e.g. houses, trees, shoes).
Rainbow Glasses
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In this activity, learners explore light, color and rainbows by making their own rainbow glasses.
Pixel Tube
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In this STEAM activity, learners create a "pixel tube" to explore reflections of light and color mixing.
Colors in Nature
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In this activity, learners create colorful bead bracelets to wear outside while searching for matching colors in plants. Learners will be surprised by the variety of colors in nature.
Roller Ball Painting
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This is an activity in which learners explore the effects of gravity, motion and momentum while creating art.
Bubbularium: See the Colors in Bubbles
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With little more than a flashlight, a straw, and a plastic lid, make an observatory so you can see the amazing colors in bubbles.
Changing Colors
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In this activity, learners will explore how different colors of lights interact with objects around them. Will a blue object stay blue with a red filter?
Property Sort
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In this activity, young learners will describe objects by their properties and sort by color, weight and texture. This activity uses household items and toys for materials.