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Curated OER

Recycling Paper

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recycle old paper into new. In this sustainability instructional activity, students take old newspaper and recycle it into new paper.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Color Profiles

For Students 3rd - 8th
Did you know that the same digital photo you see on a computer monitor may not look as good in print? When it comes to color profiles, there are a lot of options: RGB, CMYK, grayscale and indexed color are just a few. Learn how to choose...
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Other

Handprint: An Artist's Color Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
An incredibly extensive, but somewhat idiosyncratic, explanation of color theories.
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Other

Color Theory and Mixing: 16 Lessons in Color Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete site on using color in art. Includes the history of color, psychology of color, color perspective, and how color changes depending on the medium used. Includes activities to help understand how to use color in your art.
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Other

Tooter4kids: Light and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
You'll find a wealth of resources at this site dedicated to color! Easy-to-read discussions can be found on topics ranging from the science of light to complementary colors and the color wheel. All special terms are highlighted and...
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Interactive
Other

Color Cube: Color Fun

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Six activities sure to engage students of any age! Interactive games and puzzles let you play with color and create your own unique designs!
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Other

Golden Artist Colors: Color Mixing Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Golden Artist Colors presents a guide to mixing acrylic paint. An explanation of color theory and mixing color with paint is included on this site. There are also color charts and exercises that can be done with paint that explore how...
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Color Vision

For Students 9th - 10th
Make a whole rainbow by mixing red, green, and blue light. Change the wavelength of a monochromatic beam or filter white light. View the light as a solid beam, or see the individual photons.
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Website
Other

Cambridge University: Color Perception Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
This helpful tutorial on color perception is divided into sections including our eyes and vision, additive and subtractive color mixing, hue and saturation, and color properties.
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Website
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Value & Color

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic color theory is discussed in relaton to computer art applications. Illustrated.
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Handout
Other

Watercolor painting.com: Color Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
A great introduction to color theory with colorful illustrations and examples.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Play With Color and Light

For Students 3rd - 5th
See what happens when you mix different colors of lights.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Color Vision Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page from Georgia State University for a variety of other pages associated with color vision. Pages are filled with meaningful graphics and thorough explanations.
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Interactive
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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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Technicolor Shadows: Lessons in Light and Color

For Students 9th - 10th
Is that right side of your brain yearning to express its artistic side? This is a project that blends art with science. Learn about light and colorful shadows in these experiments where you mix and match various colors of light to create...
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Color Matching Game

For Students 9th - 10th
This game has been built to show students that they can make any color they want by mixing different amounts of red, blue and green.
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Activity
Arizona State University

Local and Optical Color

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents explanation of local color.
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Website
York University

York University: Color and Color Vision

For Students 9th - 10th
York University provides an index page to several other pages on the topic of color and color vision. The pages are part of an online "book." Many graphics and explanations.
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Interactive
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Online Exhibit: Mix and Match

For Students 9th - 10th
A Shockwave movie which allows users to mix varying colors of light and observe the effect upon the appearance of a circle. Accompanied by a "To Do and Notice" section and a "What's Going On?" section. Excellent!
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Characterizing Color

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Georgia State University discusses the meaning of the terms hue, saturation and brightness. Thorough, meaningful explanations and outstanding graphics.
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Activity
Children's Discovery Museum

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Color Mixing for the Senses

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn all about color mixing and how layering primary colors can create a brand new color in this fun activity.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Color Theory

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to the concept of primary, secondary and tertiary colors. The lesson concludes with an activity in which students create their own color wheel from mixing colors and...
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Children's Discovery Museum

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Color Blending Top

For Students 1st - 5th
Put a new spin on blending colors by creating your own spinning top. Mix colors through motion and make this optical illusion spring to life.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Leo Lionni's a Color of His Own

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will summarize a Leo Lionni story through drawing and writing. Students will also mix the three primary colors to make secondary colors.

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