In contemporary society, cultivating scientific literacy among the public is imperative for informed decision-making on matters influencing general well-being. Here, we report the multifaceted activity Magnifying Minds as a collaboration between artists and scientists to enhance scientific literacy through public art. Murals as a medium for…

Although biochemistry is fascinating to undergraduates regardless of their major, the complexity involved requires a great deal of effort and leads many to perceive it to be an intense, facts-based course limiting personal creativity. This activity takes the fundamental knowledge associated with inducible promoters and combines it with the…

Over the past few decades, the photographic process has slowly vanished from chemistry education in most schools. It happened due to vast changes in both technology and legislation. It is, however, helpful in demonstrating several concepts in natural sciences, bringing a bit of art into the subjects, and giving students an opportunity to express…

Sudoku puzzle format was used to teach light science and chemistry terms to students of Chemistry of Art and Color. The puzzles were used to motivate and encourage students to learn chemistry in an easier and in friendly fashion.

Describes a course including topics such as the nature of electromagnetic radiation, the color of transparent and opaque materials, the detection and description of color, color-order systems, color measurement, and color mixing. (MLH)

Introduces a science activity in which students make and examine the characteristics of egg tempera painting. Includes both instructor information and a student activity sheet. (YDS)

Relates pottery making to chemistry by providing chemical information about clay, its origin, composition, properties, and changes that occur during firing; also describes glaze compositions, examples of redox chemistry, salt glazing, crystalline glazes, and problems in toxicity. (CS)

Reviews primary routes of entry and potential hazards related to chemicals commonly found in artists' materials. Tables list the uses and hazards of solvents and airborne particulates and dusts. (CS)

Describes pigments and artists' colors from a chronological perspective. Explains how chemical analysis can be used to distinguish the differences between artists' palettes, identify the evolution of art, and lead to restoration of an art work. (Contains 13 references.) (YDS)

Reviews historical and ongoing links between the chemical industry and art. Covers additional topics concerning the three components of color production and the molecular basis of light modification by colored compounds. (CS)

Applies chemical and physical concepts to origins of color, perception of color, opacity and transparency, and other optical effects. (CS)

Examines the kinds of chemical substances which exhibit color, including conjugated organic compounds, coordination compounds, compounds which transfer charge, and semiconductors. (CS)

Presents questions and answers regarding definitions for and differences between paints, pigments, and dyes; unique properties of diazo dyes; the differences in colorants of water base and oil base paints; and permanance of ink. (CS)

Describes laboratory methods for synthesizing chrome yellow, prussian blue, and phthalalocyanine blue; reviews chemical properties of artists' pigments including chemical structure and light-scattering properties; and explains how pigments are classified. (CS)

Illustrates the determination of authenticity of paintings through radiochemistry which examines the half-life of uranium in white lead pigments. (CP)