Information

The Colour Wheel

The Importance of Colour

Activities

INFORMATION ABOUT COLOUR

Carmine's Introduction to Colour
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/color1/color1.html

Colour is all around us - Click on to Full Screen and Next to find out about primary and secondary colours.
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/artanddesign/talkingtextiles/colourwheel.asp

Living Colour - Interactive information and activities on many aspects of colour from the Australian Museum Online.
http://www.amonline.net.au/colour/

Colour Palette - Information and interactive activities about colour from the National Gallery of Canada.
http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/kids/color/index_e.jsp

Colour - Information about primary, secondary and tertiary colours, complementary colours, the colour wheel and tints.
http://website.lineone.net/~peter.saw/lessons/colour.htm

Make a Splash With Color. This site has three sections - talking about colour; the lighter side of colour; and an eye on colour.
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/color/intro/

Color Matters - a comprehensive site about all aspects of colour.
http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html

IMPORTANCE OF COLOUR

Flying colours. Find out about colour in nature, colour around the world and colour facts.
http://www.colour-experience.org/flying/flycol_home.htm

Colouriser. Find out about colour in history, colour in everyday life and more.
http://www.colour-experience.org/colouriser/coliser_home.htm

Matching colours. Find out about colour in fashion sport and culture.
http://www.colour-experience.org/matching/matcol_home.htm

THE COLOUR WHEEL

Colour Wheel
http://www.sites.ecosse.net/theartbase/colour%20wheel.htm

Colour Wheel - online game
http://www.toytheater.com/colorwheel.html

ACTIVITIES

Interactive colour matching activity.
http://blackdog.net/games/tots/color-match/index.html

Colour Match Madness. Play a colour concentration game.
http://www.crayola.com/kids/games/madness2.cfm

Focus on colour. Interactive links
http://www.colour-experience.org/focus/focus_interactives/focus_interactives_1.htm

Mixing Colours - A password protected interactive resource from The Le@rning Federation.
http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L686/index.html
This resource is available only to teachers and students in Australian and New Zealand schools. For information about login access via Scootle see below.
http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/p/accessing_scootle

©2002 - 2009 Jackie Miers

January, 2009

Jackie Miers
Teacher Librarian