Re: photo chemistry in the classroom

Not as difficult as it sounds: Buy and read a copy of "The Darkroom
Cookbook" by Stephen Anchell. It's mostly formulas and tables, but the
introductory material and specific chemical explanations are a short course
in themselves.

S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Halvor Bjørngård" <halvorb@fastmail.fm>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: photo chemistry in the classroom

> Barry Kleider wrote:
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> I have been asked to teach a chemistry of photography class for high
>> school students next fall.
>>
>> Almost all of my work to date has been on the creative side of things. My
>> lab work has been strictly by the book - the actual chemistry wasn't very
>> important - as long as it worked.
>>
>> Now, I need to figure out a short curriculum that I can do in a high
>> school chemistry lab with all of the strict rules about hazardous
>> chemicals, fumes, etc.
>>
>> I know some of you also teach... I'd like to come up with a project that
>> involves having students mix their own chemicals, and leaves them with a
>> print they can exhibit and take home.
>>
>> Feel free to contact me of list, or let the discussion take off.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Barry
>>
>>
> Hi Barry
>
> This is maybe a bit on the side of what you want and a bit higer level,
> but have a look..
>
> "A collection of experiments for teaching photochemistry" (2.5 mb pdf
> file)
>
> http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/1992/pdf/6409x1343.pdf
>
>
> halvor
>
>
Received on Thu Apr 7 00:17:21 2005