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Perception & Illusion 5: Playing with Colour
Do we ever know if we are seeing the world in the same way?
- Project page
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Dreamachine
- Ages
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11-12 12-13
- Topic
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Identity and diversity
- Format
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Lesson plan
- Duration
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60 minutes
This 60-minute lesson programme focuses on colour and how we understand it. It contains activities and discussions prompts that will help pupils aged 11–13 to understand that what colour something can look like can be highly variable – and they will then also create their own optical illusions to discover if colours always are what they appear to be.
Developed for Dreamachine by A New Direction with the British Science Association, this 12-page lesson plan includes prompts for questions and discussions, plus links and resources for further learning.
Lesson plan
Curriculum links
England:
Science: Working Scientifically
Key Stage: KS3
Northern Ireland:
Science & Technology
Key Stage: KS3
Scotland:
Sciences: Experiences, Outcomes
Levels: Third/Fourth Level
Wales:
Science & Technology: Principles of Progression, What Matters
Progression Step: PS4