Science City 2005: Color and Light
Riverson and Riley

 

Lesson One

Materials:

Color photo and b/w photo
Watercolors
Styrofoam plates
Color Wheel Sheet

 

Lesson Two

Materials:

Colors, Colors, Colors by Ruth Heller
Magnifying glasses
Newspaper comics
B/w newspaper photos
Color chemistry sheet
Cotton swabs

 

Lesson Three

Materials:

Color and Light directions
Clear, shallow glass baking dish
Mirror that is same width as dish
Modeling clay
Water
Stick longer than the mirror is tall
Spectrum spinners
Spectrum Spinners direction
Color markers
Paper clips for spinners

 

Lesson Four

Materials:

Camouflage PowerPoint
Animal pictures

 

 

Web Links

Color Additives
The Science of LIght: Made from Dots

 

Books

Kipper's Book of Colors by Mick Inkpen

Cat's Colors by Jane Cabrera

Colors Everywhere by Tana Hoban

Color, Color, Color, Color by Ruth Heller