The Science of Color
- School:
- Immokalee Middle
- Subject:
- Science
- Teacher:
- Melanie Villa
- Students Impacted:
- 140
- Grade:
- 6-8
- Date:
- August 3, 2020
Investor
Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.
MYRA VAN WILLIAMS - $845.00
Original Grant Overview
Goal
Experiments grab students' attention in science and help them connect vocabulary to real-world experiences. Projects in art help students express themselves and use additional parts of the brain to learn and grow. My goal is to bring left and right brain thinking together and help students understand the science behind color and other forms of art in my Physical Science classroom.
What will be done with my students
With the generous donations for this grant, I will be able to incorporate art into my science classroom. Many different projects will be conducted and students will participate in an end-of-year field trip to Artis, Naples. Moreover, sketching and use of color will be incorporated on a daily basis in students' science notebooks.
Students will have the opportunity to learn how chemistry explains color, and how different mediums can affect the interaction of color and light. While students usually have experiments on a weekly basis, these experiments require many additional materials and will be new experiences for students.
These experiments are geared towards the second semester curriculum, with hope that the students will have a greater opportunity for group work and sharing materials.
The grant will fund some class-wide projects, where students will have a hand-on experience in learning about the electromagnetic spectrum, sound, and energy transfer. The other experiments will be done with a smaller group of students, within a science club.
Experiment projects include: radial chromatography tee-shirts, hydrophilic v. hydrophobic art, stained-glass sugar, egg tempera, epoxy molds, circuitry art, sound-wave prints. I will use a UV light and/or Clorox wipes as an additional level of protection to sanitize equipment for each student.
At the end of the year, I hope to take students on a field trip to Artis Community Day in Naples, where we can end the year with an engaging STEAM experience.
Benefits to my students
Numerous studies have found that intermingling art and science immerses students in science concepts and helps them to remember what they have learned. One study was conducted by Mariale Hardiman, an education specialist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. Her study was one of many which have given evidence for higher performance on science assessments, when incorporating art into the lessons. She notes that, "All educators should learn how to use the arts as an instructional tool to promote learning.”
Budget Narrative
I hope its okay that I combined groups of materials. They are grouped by project.
Items
| # | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markers, tee-shirts, transfer paper | $100.00 |
| 2 | Contact paper, tissue paper | $10.00 |
| 3 | Modge-podge, inks, blending solution, yupo | $100.00 |
| 4 | Pipettes, paint, paint brushes, cups | $35.00 |
| 5 | Copper tape, bulbs, batteries, paper | $35.00 |
| 6 | Epoxy, molds, felt, clips, yupo paper | $200.00 |
| 7 | Eggs, pigments, shaving cream, whipped cream, food coloring | $20.00 |
| 8 | UV light sanitizer, gloves, Clorox wipes | $100.00 |
| 9 | Sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar | $15.00 |
| 10 | Colored pencils | $30.00 |
| 11 | Field trip bus & snacks | $200.00 |
| Total: | $845.00 |
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