After
the students finished exploring with the three primary colors to make secondary
colors, the students started studying color mixing different shades/tones using
white and black paint. The students explored mixing white paint and black paint
with primary colors to see they make lighter and darker shades/tones depending
on the color they add the black or white to.
Explored with the
three colors mixing red and white first. Then she added blue to the red to make
it a darker shade of red/brown. Jenna then mixed blue and white together and
observed adding white makes the blue lighter.
Noor explored with
the three colors first using one color at a time. Then she added white to the
red circle in the center. She saw it made the red a little lighter. Noor mixed
blue and white together and saw it made a lighter blue.
“The yellow and black
mixed together are making a turtle green. Blue and black made a darker shade of
blue.” Theo continued to explore with the three colors making different shades
mixing two and three colors at a time identifying the colors she’s made.
“Black makes the
yellow turn darker green. I add more blue and black to make blue darker blue.”
Chawki explored first mixing blue and yellow to make green. Then he mixed black
with yellow to see a darker shade of green. He wanted a darker blue, so he
added black to blue to see it made the darker shade of blue he wanted.
The students will continue with the color mixing theory project. They will be mixing primary and secondary colors to make tertiary colors.
