Explore Galore! Observing Color in the Discovery Station

As promised, more posts from my presentations at SDE (Staff Development for Educators)
I Teach K national conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 11th - 14th.  This activity comes from the session I presented - Explore Galore: Setting Up a Science Discovery Station.

What does the teaching of Science bring to your curriculum? 

Color Bottles

Color Mixing

 

Save those empty plastic water bottles! Use the plastic bottles for this effective demonstration of primary color mixing resulting in secondary colors. Use food coloring to color the water in one bottle yellow, one red, and one blue. Students place the bottles of colored water on a sunny windowsill.  They move the bottles in front of each other to create secondary colors (green, purple and orange). Students then illustrate and write about their findings in Discovery Journals - a great way to connect Science and Literacy.  This activity is included (along with a recording sheet) in an exciting new unit - Color - at my Teachers pay Teachers store.  www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/kt-education

 

Color Spin

Changing Colors

 

Spin the circle and watch the colors mix and change. Draw circles on cardstock and divide into 3 equal parts. This activity, along with a blackline for color circles, is included in my new Teachers pay Teachers unit -Color - www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/kt-education  Have each child cut out the circle and heavily color one section red, one yellow and one blue. Help push a sharpened golf pencil (This size pencil works the best.) through the middle of the colored circle. Students spin it like a "top" and observe what happens. Always remember to connect Science to Literacy by having students draw and write about their findings in their Discovery Journals.

 

Make a Rainbow

Simple Experiment

 

This simple Science experiment projects a real rainbow image on the wall. Fill a shallow glass baking dish with water. Tilt a small mirror in the water and shine a flashlight in the center of the mirror. A rainbow will appear as if by magic.  Only you know it's not magic, it's just the reflected light. 
 

Color Sorting Small Station

 

Small Stations are independent learning stations designed for one or two students. They require very limited teacher/student directions and take up very little space. Perfect for early finishers and ideal for differentiating instruction.  All small stations are just $5.50 each.  To order go to www.kteducation.com and click on products.