ChemVAS
ChemVAS is a class that combines Chemistry and Art. Our major projects that we have include elements of these two subjects, and we learn how they relate to each other.
We were told to make something out of recycled textiles that used braiding, crocheting, or weaving. I made 4 Dutch heart-shaped baskets (which require weaving) out of old 9th grade note sheets. Then, I taped them together to make it into a clover.
We were given a molecule to make a model out of in Tinkercad. Then, we had to add it to a digital artwork that says something about the importance of that molecule. I made H2O, which I put over all the animals, in the river, in the flowers and in the trees. This shows that water is in every living thing and is an extremely important part of our world.
We were told to pick a food item and research it. We put the physical and chemical changes, recipe and cookware we were using to make our food, as well as photos, a video of the food being made, reflection of the project, menu design (done with Dakota Jones), description of digital photos, the recipe, the recipe conversions, and the creative food name on the Google Slides. This project combined Art, Chemistry, and cooking.
Video that goes with ChemVAS Cooks project.
I was tasked with making an art in any media that shows the presence of gas/air. This accomplishes that because in order for a pinwheel to function, you must blow on it.
We were told to make a digital art piece that shows a gas law. I chose to make a hot air balloon race. The way hot air balloons work can be explained by Charles' Law (which states that volume and temperature are directly proportional). When the temperature of a hot air balloon increases, so does the volume. When the temperature decreases, the volume decreases as well.