VIDEO LESSON: Color Illusion and Camouflage Design
Channel: S'MORE STEAM
Date: 07/04/2022

Lesson: Believe It or Not! Color Illusion and Camouflage Design 
Recommended Grades: K-3
Learning Opportunities: 
 Is that a leaf? Believe It or Not, is a colorful exploration of illusions and camouflage that trick our eyes and brain. Students learn through their design challenge that colors are not just for making things look pretty, but they send messages and save lives. They empathize with Western snowy plovers, a threatened species along the pacific coast. Using the Color and Camouflage Design STEAM kit, students prototype solutions to protect the Western snowy plover population and other creatures by applying the science of camouflage.

Attribution:

Color Illusions - DK Publishing

Light split into colours by a prism -MadDogScience - https://youtu.be/hLFcf58qD4w

Threatened Bird Species: Western Snowy Plovers - Oceano Dunes District - CA State Parks - https://youtu.be/5LmWE6dUkbc

Animal Camouflage - Animals for Kids - Educational Video - animal fun facts - https://youtu.be/tG8556WuyDo

Snowy Plover Coloring Sheet - https://www.birdscaribbean.org

This video lesson is made possible by donations from the Buchholz Family.

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