Learning Primary and Secondary Colors

Introduction

Intro:

This webquest is to design to teach students about colors and how they are mixed. Students will learn which colors are primary and which colors are secondary and what they will make when they are mixed.

Red, Yellow, Blue

Green, Orange, Purple

Task

First, we will get into two groups, to work together to make a color wheel with the primary and secondary colors and combine them to make new colors.

Objectives:

Students will learn about the expressive qualities of color
Students will learn the primary colors
Students will mix secondary and tertiary colors from primary colors
Students will learn about complementary and analogous colors
Students will draw and paint their own color wheel
Students will discuss the successful use of color in selected artworks
Students will identify artworks in which the element of color is emphasized

Materials:

one 12″ x 12″ piece of white cardboard
pencil
10″, 5″ and 2″ circle templates
ruler
fine point black marker
one large white paper plate
small container for water
small size paint brush
yellow, red and blue paint

Evaluation

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Qualified 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Teamwork	Student chose not to work in a group	Student worked in a group, but was not cooperative	Student worked well in a group	Student worked extremely well in a group
Class Participation	No participation was seen	Rarely participated	Frequent participation	Constant participation
Proper Use of Primary and Secondary Colors	Student did not grasp the concept	Student needed additional help	Student understood the lesson, but had a hard time incorporating it into the assignment	Student fully understood the lesson and was able to incorporate it into the assignment
Total:
Final Score:

Conclusion

At the end of this project, the students will understand the approach of primary, secondary, and what the colors make when they are mixed and how to make a color wheel.

Credits

http://lessonplanspage.com/ArtMoodsVocabularyAndTheoryOfTheColorWheel15.htm/

Teacher Page

My major is elementary education and I will be a Junior in the fall. I plan on graduating in about 2 years. I would like to teach K-3 graders.

Lauren Barlow