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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
Exploration of the full spectrum of color choices available to artists past and present.
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Other

Color Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn to understand color from a variety of perspectives: physiology, psychology, philosophy, and art.
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Lesson Plan
Arizona State University

Arizona State Univ.: The Art of Illustrator Eric Carle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site from the Arizona State University contains a lesson plan for first grade art or reading teachers. Introduces students to the concept of "Warm and cool colors." Students use the art of Eric Carle as inspiration to create their...
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University of Manchester

Children's University of Manchester: Talking Textiles: The Color Wheel

For Students 2nd - 4th
Interactive resource explains primary, secondary, tertiary, and complementary colors, the symbolic content of color, and the relationship between color and mood.
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NumberNut

Number Nut: Basic Topics: Shapes, Symbols, and Colors: Colors

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short explanation of how we see color and what each of the primary and secondary colors symbolize.