Color Theory Activity 1a

Ask the kids each question & let them give you as many answers as you have time for. Then, have them color in correct sections of a color wheel.

DISCUSS
         1. What is COLOR?
               The reflection of light from a surface
          2. What is a COLOR WHEEL?
               An organization of colors in a circle
          3. What are PRIMARY COLORS?
               Blue, Yellow and Red
          4. Can colors be mixed together to create PRIMARY COLORS?
               No. They must be made from pigments
          5. What is a PIGMENT?
               A finely ground powder that determines the color
          6. What is a MEDIUM?
               A material used to make art: paint, pencil, crayons, clay, paper…
          7. What is MEDIA?
               More than one medium - the plural of medium

CREATE


      Color in a PRIMARY COLOR WHEEL!
           a. Decide which medium to use: crayons or colored pencils or markers
           b. Have students take out only the blue, yellow & red of decided
               medium
           c. Pass out color wheel handout to each student
           d. Have students color in correct section of the color wheel using the
               correct colors
                   ex. The section having “blue” written in it should only be colored
                        blue

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