Summary
An arts segment on color mixing: starting with the primary colors red, yellow, and blue and combining them to create the secondary colors orange, green, and purple. Children experiment and predict the results.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
After watching “Transforming Primary Colors Into Secondary Colors” together:
- What are the three primary colors?
- What color do you get when you mix blue and yellow?
- Which two colors would you mix to make orange?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: primary, secondary, mix, red, blue
Predict what red and blue make, then check. Draw a color-mixing chart with your three new colors.