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Catch A Rainbow
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Red, blue and yellow are called the primary colors. Just by mixing these colors, you can get all the colors of the rainbow:
RED + YELLOW = ORANGE
RED + BLUE = PURPLE
BLUE + YELLOW = GREEN
What you need:
- red, blue and yellow food color
- 1 cup milk
- dish soap
- shallow bowl
- Optional: Catch a Rainbow Printable Activity Sheet
- Optional: The Color Wheel
Directions:
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Watch Kaitlyn
What Happened:
The dish soap does not mix with the milk. Instead it floats on top and spreads over the surface. As it spreads, it grabs the food color we dropped into it. Where the colors meet, they combine to form new colors: