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Wiggly Water
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This is a simple and fun activity for learners to explore water and colors.
Iridescent Art
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This is a quick activity (on page 2 of the PDF under Butterfly Wings Activity) that illustrates how nanoscale structures, so small they're practically invisible, can produce visible/colorful effects.
Three Circles of Pigments
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In this activity, learners overlap the three primary colors to see how all other colors are made.
Rainbow in the Room
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This activity generates learner excitement about light through the creation of a room-sized rainbow.
Light is Made of Colors
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Learners observe different light sources, outdoors and indoors, using prism glasses (diffraction glasses) and color filters.
Radial Chromatography
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How many colors make black? Gather as many water soluble black markers as you can find.
Bubble Wrap Printing
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In this activity, learners will use bubble wrap to print patterns on paper and experiment with mixing colors.
Polarized Light Mosaic
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In this activity, learners use transparent tape and polarizing material to create and project beautifully colored patterns reminiscent of abstract or geometric stained glass windows--no glass required
Spinning Your (Color) Wheels
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In this optics activity, learners use everyday materials to make a color wheel. When learners spin the wheel like a top, they will be surprised to see all the colors mixing together to appear white.