Rainbow Science Ongoing Class - All About Colors!

Welcome to Rainbow Science!  Each week, we will explore science and art using colors. These are a combination of art projects and science projects put together.  Some weeks we will explore what happens when colors are mixed together. Other times, the learners can use whatever colors they want in order to make something fun and fantastic. Be ready to laugh, explore, and maybe get a little messy. 

***The supply list below will be updated weekly to show the supplies needed for that week. I will also post it in the classroom on Sun or Mon. ***

In this class, I will guide the students as we do the science experiment together. I give opportunities for the learners to make their own hypotheses of how and why the experiment works. After they have made some guesses, I will guide them through the explanation. Learners are encouraged to do the experiments themselves. There will be time for questions and showing off your experiment as we go. 

***Since this is for young learners and might be a bit messy, having a parent nearby is highly recommended. 

Some topics are subject to change, but all changes will be posted in a timely manner. 

Since these experiments revolve around colors, make sure you have food coloring, paint, or markers on hand. We use those often. 

***CAPILLARY ACTION:
Week of June 25 - Blooming Paper Flowers 
Week of July 2 - Chromatography flowers/ butterflies
Week of July 9 - Skittles Rainbow 
Week of July 16 - Walking Water/ Colored carnations

Future Lessons:

***MIXING COLORS (Primary/Secondary):
Puffy Paint
Painting with Colored Ice Cubes (Freeze 4 red, 4 blue, and 4 yellow ice cubes overnight using food coloring)
Water xylophone
Fluffy Slime

***COLORFUL CREATIONS
Rainbow Milk
Magic Messages (paper towels)
Floating Pictures (with Dry Erase markers)
Rainbow reflections (CDs)

***ARTWORK TO KEEP
Pendulum painting (or Cicle Rainbows with paint)
Stained Glass Window
Kaleidoscope
Grow a Rainbow

***DENSITY:
Rainbow Density (rainbow in a Jar)
Upside-Down Fireworks in a Jar
Lava Lamp (3 ways)
Raincloud in a Jar

***FIZZLING SCIENCE:
Fizzling Rainbow 
Fizzling Salt Design
Hidden Colors
Fruit Volcanos