Color Wheel
Paints aren’t the only art supplies that mix colors to create different colors – crayons, pencils, and markers do too. Different combinations of colors are mixed together to create each shade – even black! In our next experiment, we’re going to separate the colors in markers and find out which combinations make up each color.
Materials
- • Several shades of WATER BASED Colored Markers
(permanent markers won’t work)
- coffee filters
- Eye Droppers or straws
- Water
Procedure
- Draw spots on the coffee filter with the markers (Don’t draw them too close together – keep plenty of space between each color)
- Add a few drops of water to each color
- Observe the way the spots expand and colors separate
- Discuss the combinations of colors involved
- Allow the coffee filter to dry for best results

