Color Uncovered
By Christy Matte,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Interactive science app packed with info, nifty experiments.
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What’s It About?
COLOR UNCOVERED is an ebook app from the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco. It explores a range of science topics related to color, including colorblindness, light refraction, optical illusions, the "feelings" of color, painting, and pigment. Each of the 18 pages introduces a new concept with an experiment or surprising tidbit of information (did you know that they used to make brown paint with resin from mummies?). The experiments typically involve optical illusions that highlight ways in which our eyes and brain process information and, although they aren't games, they are fun to share with other people.
Is It Any Good?
Color Uncovered is like the science textbook of the future, packing in plenty of information, but doing it in a way that is fun and engaging. The app works like a book that has interactive elements only when they illustrate the point, keeping the focus on the information. Kids who are used to playing games on their iPads may be bored, but for those interested in colors, the eye, and how the mind works, this is a wonderful introduction. If there is one complaint, it's that the app feels too short. This freebie is a great addition to your app library.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Do the experiments together and talk about the results.
Find websites or books on optical illusions.
Play around with colored prisms to see how light and color work.
App Details
- Devices: iPad, Android
- Subjects: Science: biology, physics, Arts: painting
- Skills: Thinking & Reasoning: analyzing evidence, asking questions, investigation
- Pricing structure: Free
- Release date: October 10, 2011
- Category: Education
- Publisher: Exploratorium
- Version: 1.0
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 4.3 or later
- Last updated: August 19, 2016
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