Chemical Applications in the arts was created in the hopes of bridging the gap between the arts and science. In this course students investigate the many similarities between the two fields. Topics include behavior of light through camera lenses, chemical reactions of the dark room, structure of ionic compounds in synthetic crystals and the artistry of figures in scientific literature. 

Understanding the chemical processes occuring in the world around us and how our lives impact them is fundamental to making informed choices as a young adult. My intention with creating this course was to give high school students the opportunity to conduct field research and use local resources to answer questions about their environment. In class discussion we focus on the exchange of matter and energy between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere and anthrosphere. This course ends with a independent research project that asks students to trace a chemical species through a natural process and how changes induced by humans or other natural occurences might alter that process.