  We present a framework for investigating effective dynamics of SU(3) color
charge. Two- and three-body effective interaction terms inspired by the
Heisenberg spin model are considered. In particular, a toy model for a
three-source "baryon" is constructed and investigated analytically and
numerically for various choices of interactions. VPython is used to visualize
the nontrivial color charge dynamics. The treatment should be accessible to
undergraduate students who have taken a first course in quantum mechanics, and
suggestions for independent student projects are proposed.
