Monday, October 12, 2020

Chemistry in the classroom (Cyanotype-Mel Science)

This month's chemistry experiments are "Painting with light" and Cyanotype. We used light and citric acid to create pictures and to write with.

This chemistry set came with the following:
  1. Ammonium carbonate x2
  2. Ammonium iron (III) sulfate x2
  3. Citric acid x2
  4. Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) x2
  5. Film negative
  6. LED for blueprint x2
  7. Absorbent x6
  8. Battery holder
  9. Crocodile clip wire x2
  10. Double-ended spoon x4
  11. Experiment card x2
  12. Instructions
  13. Paper sheet x7
  14. Pin opener
  15. Plexiglass
  16. Protective gloves
  17. Transparent bag with valve x2
Instructions
Painting with light: Learn to draw using a diode






Cyanotype: Create an image using light