Virtual Junior Curators: Colors


February 2021's theme was Colors!

Sunlight separated into rainbow colors, shining on a child's hand.Photo by Yingchih on

Discover how colors form, what causes the colorful lights of the aurora, and how scientists use color to understand the world around us!

At Home Activities:
The links are all PDF documents. 

                    Black construction paper with colorful chalk lines representing the aurora.                   Twelve small circles arranged in a larger circle. A small ball of play dough, each a different color, is sitting in each circle.                    Circle of coffee filter paper with a bluish-black design drawn on it. The colors are faded at the edges. A piece of blue yarn is tied through one edge.

Left to Right: Aurora Chalk Art, Color Wheel, and Chromatography Examples.

Photos courtesy of Gail Priday.


 

Watch a how-to video: Aurora Chalk Art

 

 

 


For activities designed for kids ages 5 and under, go to our Virtual Early Explorers page.

 

For activities designed for the whole family, go to our Virtual Family Days page.

 

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