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- The
Topic:
- Color
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- Easier - People
can see many colors such as red, yellow, and blue.
Our sight sense uses light to see different
colors.
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- Harder - Color is
a property by which our sense of sight can tell
objects apart. Things that are alike in size or
feel can be a different color. An object's color
property reflects light of a certain wavelength.
Our eye sees that wavelength of light as a certain
color.
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- Although people speak of seeing color and
colors of objects, we do not actually see them. Our
eyes absorb light that objects reflect or project,
and this light is converted into electrochemical
signals. Those signals travel through our optic
nerves to the brain and then are interpreted as
image colors.
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- People who are color-blind do not see color the
same way as most people. For example, some people
have a slight difficulty distinguishing among
different shades of the same color. A few people
have the inability to distinguish any colors. More
boys than girls have a color vision
deficiency.
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- Color
Matters by J.L. Morton
- http://www.colormatters.com/
- At this site, you can explore how different
cultures view color, see how it affects the brain
and the body, and much more. You can also learn
about color's use in art and science and voice your
opinion in a survey.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Make A Splash With Color http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/color/
- 3) Seeing Color by K. Cooper and C.J. Kazilek
from Ask A Biologist at Arizona State
- University http://askabiologist.asu.edu/research/seecolor/
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- Introduction
to Color Mixing by E. Johnston, N. Elmore,
and H. Addlestone
- http://www.belmont.edu/Humanities/Behavioral.Sci/PSY/PSY440/PSY440MMprojects/P
- SY440Color/ColorHomeIntro.Page
- This site explains a research experiment with
additive and subtractive color.
- Related Website:
- 2) Additive Colors from
ExploreScience
- http://www.explorescience.com/activities/Activity_page.cfm?ActivityID=36
- 3) Color Mixing http://oldsci.eiu.edu/physics/DDavis/3050/ColorMix/ColorMix.html
- 4) Color Mixing http://home.att.net/~B-P.TRUSCIO/COLOR.htm
- 5) Color Mixing from Enchanted Learning
http://www.zoomwhales.com/crafts/Colormixing.shtml
- 6) Color Mixing of Light http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~mnocky/ColorMap.html
- 7) Subtractive Colors from
ExploreScience
- http://www.explorescience.com/activities/Activity_page.cfm?ActivityID=37
- 8) Two Kinds of Color Mixing http://home.att.net/~RTRUSCIO/COLORSYS.htm
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- Color
Theory
- http://members.cox.net/mrsparker2/
- This online lesson design is created for you to
learn about or review color theory. Learn how to
mix colors and put colors together in a way that is
right for your art work.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Color, Contrast & Dimension in News
Design by P.S. Adam
- http://www.poynter.org/special/colorproject/colorproject/color.html
- 3) Color Theory from Spittin' Image
Software, Inc.
- http://www.colorcube.com/articles/theory/theory.htm
- 4) Color Wheel http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/TEACH/floral/color.htm
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- Light
and Color from Franklin
Institute
- http://www.fi.edu/color/color.html
- The color of anything depends on the type of
light sent to our eyes; light is necessary if we
are to have any perception of color at all.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Color Science http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/color.html
- 3) In Living Color from Riverdeep
Interactive Learning Limited
- http://riverdeep.net/current/2002/01/010702_color.jhtml
- 4) Light and Color from Molecular
Expressions Microscopy Primer http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/lightandcolor/index.html
- 5) Science of Light: Light in Color from
Annenberg/CPB Math and Science
- http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/color/index.html
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- Websites By Kids For Kids
- Color
and the World Around You (Grades
5-8, 1999 ThinkQuest for Tomorrow's
Teachers)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/50065/
- This site is designed to provide you with
information on how color plays a role in our lives
by examining the properties, theories, meanings and
effects of color.
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- Colors
- Expressions and Sensations (2001
ThinkQuest Internet Challenge)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126412/in/index.htm
- Learn about light, perception, and
sensation.
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- More Websites on Color
- All
About Color from Pantone
- http://www.pantone.com/products/products.asp?idArea=16
- Here is a starting point for understanding
color.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Digital Color Basics from Spittin' Image
Software, Inc. http://www.colorcube.com/articles/basics/basics.htm
- 3) RGB (CMY) Color Model from Adobe Systems
Incorporated http://www.adobe.com/support/techguides/color/colormodels/rgbcmy.html
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- Causes
of Colors - Why Are Things Colored?
- http://webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/
- Scholars have learned that all the colors in
the universe originate from a mere fifteen
fundamental physical causes. These causes appear
over and over, lending color to the world around
us.
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- Color
Blindness from Morton Plant Mease Health
Care
- http://www.zipmall.com/mpm-art-colorbl.htm
- This article explains defective color
vision.
- Other Websites About Color
Blindness:
- 2) Color Blindness http://www.colorcube.com/illusions/clrblnd.htm
- 3) Color Blindness Check http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8833/coloreye.html
- 4) Frequently Asked Questions About Color
Blindness http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_problems/colorvision.html
- 5) Ishihara Test for Color Blindness http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishihara.html
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- Colors
of Light
- http://www.mhschool.com/student/science/mhscience/5/review/summary/5-3-6-6.html
- Here you can get the facts on colored light and
take a quiz to test your new knowledge.
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- Colour
Museum
- http://www.sdc.org.uk/museum/mus.htm
- Welcome to Britain's one and only museum of
color. Visit its online galleries.
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- Color
Perception by L.E. Funderburk
- http://www.designerofchoice.com/LauraFunderburk/index.htm
- So what is color? This site explains.
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- Factoids
from Color Matters
- http://www.colormatters.com/factoid.html
- This site houses lots of color information such
as the meaning of the colors of the American flag,
the possibility of purple ketchup, and more.
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- Websites For Teachers
- Class
Color Count (Pre-5) from Crayola
Creativity Central
- http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=213
- Hold a favorite color election then construct
graphs to present data.
- Other Color Lessons from Crayola:
- 2) Colors Change Appearance
- http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=294
- 3) Color Kaleidoscopes http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=76
- 4) Complementary Color Names
- http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=492
- 5) Disappearing Colors http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=295
- 6) Every Color in the Rainbow
- http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=74
- 7) My Favorite Colors Book
- http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=39
- 8) Patchwork Color Stories
- http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=501
- 9) Spinning Color Wheels
http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=75
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- Color
- http://etc.sccoe.org/i98/ii98Units/Art/ElemArt/text/color.html
- Students will identify, describe, and apply
various concepts of color in their own artwork and
the artwork of others. This lesson covers primary
colors, secondary colors, tertiary colors,
complementary colors, warm and cool colors, tinting
and shading, and basic color mixing.)
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- Color
Moods (Grades 3-5) from Walker Art
Center
- http://www.walkerart.org/ace/ed_activities/units_p/wac_l2_colormoods.html
- Students look at several works of art to
determine the mood created by the color and invent
simple dance movements that describe the mood of
the piece.
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- Color
Wheel Unit (Grades 9-12) from
ArtsEdge
- http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum_units.cfm?curriculum_unit_id=9\
- This unit contains three lessons: Color Mix:
primary and secondary colors; Color Value: tints
and shades; and Art Appreciation: the emotional
quality of color in Pablo Picasso's Blue and Rose
Periods.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Color Wheels by L. Solow from Educator's
Cheapbook
- http://www.mos.org/learn_more/ed_res/cheapbook/colorcircles/index.html
- 3) How to Make a Color Wheel http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/science/lessonsk1/expcolor.html
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- Colors
and Shapes
- http://pages.cthome.net/jtburn/colors.htm
- This page contains activity ideas for learning
about colors.
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- Crayon
Scratch
- http://home.att.net/~tisone/crayon.htm
- This art lesson uses the crayon scratch
technique with strong shapes and colors to create
visually interesting work
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- Monochromatic
Painting (Grades 3 and Up) from
CanTeach
- http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/visart10.html
- Students will experiment with tinting, shading
to create monochromatic artwork.
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- Primary
Color Mixing (Pre-K) by J. Walsh
- http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/early/early8.html
- This lesson is very quick and easy and the
children love the outcome!
- Related Lesson Plan:
- 2) Basic Lesson in Mixing Paints http://home.att.net/~tisone/ULlesson7color.htm
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- Rainbow
- Color Activity Themes from
ChildFun
- http://www.childfun.com/themes/rainbow.shtml
- This site contains lots of activity ideas,
recipes, poetry, songs, and lots more for exploring
color.
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- Tasty
Color Mixing (Grade K-4) from
KinderArt
- http://www.kinderart.com/across/tasty.shtml
- There are only three main colors that make up
all the other colors in the world. Without them
there would be no colors. These three colors are
red, yellow, and blue.
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- Why
is the Sky Blue? from Artis
Luminis
- http://artlum.com/science/science1.html
- This experiment demonstrates why the sky is
blue (and also why sunsets are red).
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color
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red
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shade
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tint
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cool color
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color scheme
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yellow
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primary color
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blue
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color
blindness
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pigment
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spectrum
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"after image"
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analogous colors
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brightness
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hue
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complementary color
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light
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dye
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eye
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tertiary color
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saturation
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rainbow
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color value
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monochromatic
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coloring
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warm color
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color mixing
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chroma
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filter
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camouflage
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color derivative
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brightness
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RGB color mode
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paint
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additive
colors
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reflection
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color palette
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Crayola
Crayon
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Newton
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secondary color
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"Stroop Effect"
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color
wheel
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CMYK color mode
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color theory
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prism
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optical illusion
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wavelengths of light
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- Created by
Annette
Lamb and
Larry
Johnson,
7/02.
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