What this lesson teaches
Color theory basics.
Mix primary colors to make new ones!
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Color theory basics.
Discovery-based learning — reaching a conclusion through personal experimentation — creates significantly stronger and more transferable knowledge than being told the answer. Mixing colours and observing the result directly activates the reward circuitry associated with discovery.
1. Paint red circle. 2. Paint blue circle. 3. Mix - see purple! 4. Try yellow+blue.