2017 Conference
Cyanatopes: Learning Chemistry Through Art
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Grade Level: 9-12
Standards: NGSS, Physical Science (including chemistry and physics), Art
Presentation Type: Hands-On
Standards: NGSS, Physical Science (including chemistry and physics), Art
Presentation Type: Hands-On
Learn chemistry through art. Photochemical blueprinting (also known as cyanotype process, from the Greek kyanos-blue) is one of the historically oldest photographic techniques that produce intensively blue pictures Cyanotype is an ultraviolet (UV) sensitive contact printing process that requires, as do most all of the non-silver processes, a negative, transparent, translucent, or opaque objects the same size as the final print. The blue color of the cyanotype print is the result of the reaction of ferrous ions to the photo reduction of ferric ammonium citrate in combination with potassium ferricyanide.
The chemical process in producing cyanotypes will be presented and each attendant will get to make a cyanotype (dependent on the amount of sunlight on the day of the conference). Previous completed cyanotypes will be provided for examination in case the weather doesn’t cooperate. You will leave with a list of needed materials.This is a fun and creative lab that can be used for both science and art classes. This activity meets multiple standard requirements from both NGSS and Common Core.
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The chemical process in producing cyanotypes will be presented and each attendant will get to make a cyanotype (dependent on the amount of sunlight on the day of the conference). Previous completed cyanotypes will be provided for examination in case the weather doesn’t cooperate. You will leave with a list of needed materials.This is a fun and creative lab that can be used for both science and art classes. This activity meets multiple standard requirements from both NGSS and Common Core.
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About Susan Valle
Susan has aught science for 32 years and is currently teaching chemistry honors and is the science department chair at St Bonaventure High in Ventura. For the last two years, she has participated in the Research Experience for Teachers program at UCSB sponsored by the Materials Research Lab.
Susan has aught science for 32 years and is currently teaching chemistry honors and is the science department chair at St Bonaventure High in Ventura. For the last two years, she has participated in the Research Experience for Teachers program at UCSB sponsored by the Materials Research Lab.
