Make your very own Newton wheel to take home and experiment with. Start by colouring each of the sections using bright crayons.
Isaac Newton created one of the first colour wheels to help explain how colours relate to one another. He discovered that when the colours of the rainbow are arranged in a circle and spun very quickly, your eyes can no longer separate them. Instead, the colours blend together and appear to turn white. This happens because your brain mixes the rapidly changing colours into a single impression.
Once you’ve finished colouring, give it a fast spin, and watch the colours merge. It’s a simple but powerful way to see Newton’s ideas about light and colour in action.
This is a quick colouring activity. Free, drop-in between 11am to 1pm.
