Color Science

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Jane Brocket's Clever Concepts
Ruby, Violet, Lime: Looking for Color

Let's start by learning a bit about the wonderful world of color.

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"Milk Fireworks" Activity

We'll play around with color, and learn about surface tension in this week's activity!

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Walking Water Rainbow Activity

Watch as colored water "magically" defies gravity and moves from cup to cup. 
(Actually, it's not magic - it's science!
Check out how capillary action causes the water to "walk" in the video below, then try it for yourself!

Grab your printable worksheets here.

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Resources to Learn More

Here are some great library books and materials for learning about color science!

Color color color color by Ruth Heller

What do you see & how do you see it? : exploring light, color, and vision by Patricia Lauber

Colorful illusions : tricks to fool your eyes by Aki Nurosi with Mark Shulman

Living color by Steve Jenkins

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An eye for color : the story of Josef Albers by Natasha Wing

Explore light and optics! by Anita Yasuda

Dazzling science projects with light and color by Robert Gardner

Experiments with light and mirrors by Robert Gardner

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Here are some great YouTube videos about color science!

Trycolors.com has an online color mixing tool that lets you play around with mixing colors