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Warm and Cool Colors

What Are Warm and Cool Colors?

  • Warm colors feel like sunshine.
  • Cool colors feel like water.
  • They make us feel cozy or calm.

Warm Colors

  • Red, orange, and yellow are warm.
  • They are bright and happy.

Cool Colors

  • Blue, green, and purple are cool.
  • Purple can feel warm or cool, depending on how we use it.

Fun Activities

Mixing Colors

  • Try mixing a warm color with a cool color.
  • The new color can be a little warm or a little cool.
  • Use crayons to see what happens.

Draw a Picture

  • Color the sun with warm colors.
  • Color the sky and water with cool colors.
  • Have fun!

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From Magma to Mountain

Volcanoes grow where tectonic plates collide or drift apart. Heat melts rock into light, buoyant magma that rises, cools, and hardens near the surface, building the cone layer by layer.

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