Inspired by some art work by Kris Shanks (above) that I found on Flickr pertaining to the Periodic Table; the Periodic Table Print Making Project the Grade 7 is going to design their own Periodic Table. They will emulate the challenge that the printmaking artists on Flickr have taken and create their own images for the elements. Each student has been assigned to research an element for Science class. The end goal is to create a complete table that is a unique art piece and to get the students thinking about Science in a creative and dynamic way.The students have been asked to research their element and to start sketching ideas of how to represent it in visual form. As a start in the design process they are creating three designs that are based on the Symbol and Atomic Number only. They are looking at font options and how to arrange the fonts within a square that is 15cm x 15cm in size. They will then colour their designs using only complementary colours.
7th Grade Homework (see Calendar for due dates)
In your Development Sketchbooks:
1. Explore different fonts for your Element's Symbol and Atomic Number using a word-processing program, choose 3 that you like, print them and put them in your sketchbooks.
2. Create 3 designs using your font research. Your designs will be square (15cm x 15cm), coloured in complementary colours and made using just the Symbol + Atomic Number.
