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Colour and Colour Combinations Pre-school and Elementary School. School and home activities. Rationale. Pre School. Elementary. The children are going to learn about Colour Mixing in an exciting way , which will motivate them to actively participate . .
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Rationale PreSchool Elementary Thechildren are going to learnaboutColourMixingin anexcitingway, whichwillmotivatethem to activelyparticipate. Thechildren are going to explore colourseparationbyinvestigatingchromatography. Thiswillallowthechildren to developanunderstandingofcolourmixingandsplitting.
Core ConceptsThechildwillbeenabled to: Pre-School Elementary • Identify and name different colours • Mix primary colours to create (and name) secondary colours • Recall the milk experiment • Define Chromatography • Explaintheprocessofchromatography • Describetheexperiment in thecorrectorder
Activities ColourMixing Chromatography • ColourSong • Demonstration: MilkExperiment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbiE-hg5So • Experiment in Groups • QuestionsandDiscussion • Introduction to colourseparation • Demonstrationoftheexperiment • In groups complete theexperiments • Discussionoftheconceptofcoloursplitting • Conclusionwithquestions
Target Group Pre-School Elementary • Ages 4-6 • Ages 10-11
Teaching Materials Pre-School Elementary Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o38ausKjKKs Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbiE-hg5So Milk Foodcolouring Basins Washingupliquid Cottonbuds • ChromatographyPlates • Felttippens • Clear Plastic cups withwater • Scissors • Pegs
SettingoftheClass Pre-School Elementary • Whole Class Setting for song and demonstration • Small groups of four for the experiment • Discussion and questions about the results in a circle Wholeclassintroductionanddemonstration Pairedwork for theexperiment Smallgroups for discussionaboutresults Wholeclass for theconclusion
Space Pre-School Elementary In theClassroom Attables for theexperiment In open space for circle time In theClassroom Attables for theexperimentsanddiscussion (Labifapplicable)
Time Pre-School Elementary • 5 minutes onthesong • 10 minutes for teachinganddemonstration • 15 minutes for theexperiment • 5-10 minutes ofcircle time • 20 minutes ofintroductionandteaching • 5 minutes ofdemonstration • 20 minutes for theexperiment (Groupsdiscussions) • 10 minutes for theconclusion
HomeSchool Links Pre-School Elementary • Play • Colourmixingwith poster Paints • Chromatographywitheverydaymaterials