Traveling Colors is an AAC-friendly core word science experiment designed to help students explore color mixing, absorption, observation, and how colors can travel through paper towels. This simple, hands-on experiment uses clear cups, water, food coloring, and folded paper towels to show how water and color move from cup to cup. Students follow step-by-step visual directions, participate in repeated core word practice, and answer picture-supported discussion questions about colors, absorption, and what new colors were made. This resource is designed for special education classrooms, AAC users, early learners, and students who benefit from visual supports, repeated language, and hands-on learning. Core word targets include:
all, on, put, some, in, look, what, make Science and activity-specific vocabulary includes:
cups, water, food coloring, paper towels, red, blue, yellow, green, orange, color, mix, new, absorb, favorite, predict, experiment What’s included: Visual experiment book
Step-by-step traveling colors science activity
Supply list with picture supports
Repeated AAC/core word language
Color mixing and absorption experiment
Picture-supported conclusion and discussion questions
Student communication board with core words and activity-specific vocabulary
Start Up Steps for Teachers
ELA & AAC in Science standards-alignment guidance This activity supports communication, participation, science observation, sequencing, vocabulary development, prediction, discussion, and student response. Students can participate using speech, gestures, pointing, AAC devices, partner-assisted scanning, or the included communication board. Perfect for color units, rainbow themes, spring science, preschool science, kindergarten science, AAC groups, speech therapy, special education science activities, and hands-on lessons for early learners.
