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| Preqs = [[Color Box 3]] | | Preqs = [[Color Box 3]] <br> [[Dish Washing]] | ||
| Materials = 3 dropper bottles with water heavily dyed red, yellow, and blue <br> three small glasses marked with fill lines <br> long handled spoon <br> round tray | | Materials = 3 dropper bottles with water heavily dyed red, yellow, and blue <br> three small glasses marked with fill lines <br> long handled spoon <br> round tray | ||
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# Take material to a table. | # Take material to a table. | ||
# Take the glasses to the sink one at a time and fill with water to the line marked on the side. | # Take the glasses to the sink one at a time and fill with water to the line marked on the side. | ||
# | # Select one of the glasses and open the dropper bottle to the left of it. Add five drops from the bottle. Close the bottle. | ||
# | # Open the bottle to the right and add five drops to the same glass. Close the bottle. | ||
# | # Stir with the spoon. | ||
# Observe that by mixing the two primary colors, a secondary color is produced. "We mixed red and yellow and we ended up with orange. | |||
# Repeat the procedure with the other two glasses. | |||
# Clean up: Carry the glasses one at a time to the sink and empty and rinse out. | |||
== Points of Interest == | == Points of Interest == | ||
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== Variations and Extensions == | == Variations and Extensions == | ||
==Material== | == Material == | ||
Use dropper bottles that are clear so the colored water can be seen. Some experimentation may be necessary to get the right ratio of food coloring and water in the dropper bottles. | |||
Revision as of 16:53, 29 May 2010
| Color Mixing | |
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| Art - Color | |
| Level | Primary |
| Prerequisites | Color Box 3 Dish Washing |
| Materials | 3 dropper bottles with water heavily dyed red, yellow, and blue three small glasses marked with fill lines long handled spoon round tray |
This activity helps the child see how secondary colors are made by mixing the primary colors.
Presentation
- Take material to a table.
- Take the glasses to the sink one at a time and fill with water to the line marked on the side.
- Select one of the glasses and open the dropper bottle to the left of it. Add five drops from the bottle. Close the bottle.
- Open the bottle to the right and add five drops to the same glass. Close the bottle.
- Stir with the spoon.
- Observe that by mixing the two primary colors, a secondary color is produced. "We mixed red and yellow and we ended up with orange.
- Repeat the procedure with the other two glasses.
- Clean up: Carry the glasses one at a time to the sink and empty and rinse out.
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
Material
Use dropper bottles that are clear so the colored water can be seen. Some experimentation may be necessary to get the right ratio of food coloring and water in the dropper bottles.
