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Curated OER

Slimy cells

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the parts of a cell.  In this chemistry instructional activity students complete an activity in which they make as much slime as they want. 
Activity
Curated OER

Rainbow in a Baggie

For Teachers Pre-K
Students create rainbows in a bag. In this art activity, students create rainbows using cornstarch, water, sugar and food coloring.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Designing Tools for Ocean Exploration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the methods and tools used in ocean exploration. They, in groups, simulate an ocean exploration and consider what tools facilitate the exploration's objectives.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Trivia

For Students 7th - 10th
This science trivia activity gives the students 66 science trivia questions and answers.  Students are to cut out the questions an fold them in half.  The question is on one side and the answer is on the other side.  This...
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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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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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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Color Mixing Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
This program gives students a chance to get a feel for the different colors that can be made by mixing red, green and blue light in different proportions. This activity is meant to be a lead in to students using the color mixing game...
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San Diego State University

Color Mixing Memory

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Follow the directions to create this card game for your classroom. The objective is to reinforce color mixing basics. Players work to collect the three matches needed before their opponent does.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Color Mixing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an elementary primer to mixing colors in art and is a great resource for beginning artists with activity pages for kids to demonstrate their understanding of primary and secondary colors.
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wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Mix Colors Properly

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick review of the color wheel and some tips on how to mix colors with paint.
Interactive
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Paint Splat

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Young players will enjoy this cleverly animated color-mixing game that guides them through the process of mixing and matching colors. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English...
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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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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Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Painting an Impression

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Impressionists used new methods of mixing colors based on contemporary scientific writings about optics. This lesson plan explores the theory of optical color mixing, painting the same subject under different conditions of light, and the...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Mixing Light to Make Colors

For Students 3rd - 8th
You know how to make new colors by mixing paint or crayons. For example, you get green by mixing yellow and blue, or orange by mixing red and yellow. With paint, blue, yellow, and red are primary colors, which you can use to make other...
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Mixing Colors With Light Beams

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this activity students learn how to mix different colors of light to create different colors.
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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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Other

Mixing Mouse Tracks

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This art idea is based off the children's book "Mouse Paint" by Ellen Stoll Walsh. A fun way to introduce young learners to the primary and secondary colors through simple mixing exercises.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Water Color Mixing

For Teachers K - 1st
In this classroom lab activity, students will experiment with mixing the primary colors together: red, yellow, and blue, to determine what new colors may be observed.
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.
Interactive
Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Primary Subtractive Colors

For Students 9th - 10th
Manipulate "pigmented" color discs to see how mixing subtractive colors affect the overall color.
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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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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Leo Lionni's a Color of His Own

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners 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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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Mixing Primary Colors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Primary elementary lesson plan about primary colors. One rainbow activity and one blending activity.

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