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Color
Students study the elements of color in paint and light. In this color science instructional activity, students discuss colors in their world, white light, and rainbows. Students mix three primary paint colors to make various secondary...
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Diversity of Colors
Students investigate color diversity by experimenting with jelly beans. In this color spectrum instructional activity, students observe colored jelly beans through different filters and light sources to change the existing look of...
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The Rainbow Fish
Students read a story. In this diversity lesson, students read The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister, discuss sharing and uniqueness, and decorate their own scale with information about them using pictures or words.
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People Colors
Young scholars are introduced to the concept of multiculturalism. They explore "colors" of people in a book The Colors of Us by Karen Katz. Students experience the ingredients and materials for Rainbow Stew.
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Rainbow Electrophoresis Lab
Students are introduced to the principles of gel electrophoresis. They practice loading gels and pipetting. In this laboratory activity, food color is separated into constituent pigments. The lab can be run with standard electrophoresis...
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Rainbow Toast
Students paint on bread using milk and food coloring. In this art lesson, students use their imagination and "paint" something on the bread.
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Technicolors
Learners use a variety of computer games and programs to reinforce colors. For this colors lesson plan, students create scenes, view degrees of colors, see colors dance to music, and more.
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Reflection, Refraction & Lenses
Students are able to describe what happens to light when it strikes different materials. They describe the law of reflection. Students are able to explain why a mirror froms a virtual image. They are able to describe diffuse reflection.
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Wheels and Rainbows
Fourth graders produce 4 small works of art that be pasted or glued onto the back of the colored construction paper. They choose crayons, watercolor markers, watercolor paints, or colored pencils to produce their designs.
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Stained Glass Heart Sun Catcher
Students experiment with the effects of color and light as they are exposed to the basics of working with stained glass: cutting, assembly, soldering and finishing.
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Illustrated Words - colored pencils
Students use images and lettering style to communicate the meaning of a specific word chosen for the composition. They make rich, smooth, layered areas of color using colored pencils.