University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Color Sorting (Paint Chip) Activity

NOTE: We are working on reviving this game and expect it to be available in early 2023. If you would like to be notified when this game is back, please email impactscied@illinois.edu. Thank you for your patience.

“What color is this?” A simple question with sometimes surprising results! Try this activity to test how you might sort various colors and compare your choices with those of other people!

As part of the Do you see what I see? unit, students investigate how color is perceived. Play this game with friends to see how you might perceive and sort colors differently. Remember that there is not one "correct" way of sorting!

When you're time is up, you can see a graph on how other people sorted a specific color by placing your cursor over the various paint chip.

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