AACT Summer Content Writing Team: The Chemistry of Photography and Imaging

AACT Summer Content Writing Team:

The Chemistry of Photography and Imaging

We are excited to host a content writing team for K-12 teachers of chemistry during the summer of 2024. Current and retired teachers are encouraged to apply! Participants will create one unique lesson plan that is related to the theme, The Chemistry of Photography and Imaging. Selected participants will earn $600 for their participation.

Guidelines

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Be a current K–12 teacher of chemistry! (Including K–5 science teachers, 6–8 physical science teachers, and 9–12 chemistry teachers).
Submit your lesson plan idea through the application form below, by Sunday, June 9, 2024.
Attend a short teleconference with AACT staff during the week of June 17th.
Be willing and able to meet deadlines.
Be available for participation (virtually) June 17th – August 5, 2024.

Lesson Plan Details

As part of this application, you are required to summarize your idea for an original lesson plan related to the theme, the chemistry of photography and imaging. Lesson plans should meet the following requirements:

The lesson is clearly connected to a grade-level appropriate chemistry concept.
The lesson contains more than one component (for example, it could begin with a literacy component, followed by a lab experience.)
The lesson should be designed to be completed in no more than 100 minutes of contact time.
The lesson should be unique and authentic (please be sure to check the AACT Classroom Resource Library to make sure your idea hasn't been previously published)!
Lesson plans cannot be created based on the use of a pre-made chemistry kit sold by a Scientific Education supply company.

Chemistry Connections

There are many applications of photography and imaging in chemistry including:

Exposure and development of images
Photochemistry and light sensitive materials
Color-sensitive materials and dyes
Medical imaging
Food quality control (spectroscopy)
Forensic chemistry
Environmental chemistry

Teachers interested in this opportunity may submit more than one entry for consideration. If selected, you will create a full lesson plan, using the AACT template for the specific idea described in your application.

Any questions can be directed to aact@acs.org.

Entry Form

Name *

Email Address *

Confirm that you are a current AACT member. *

Yes, I am a current AACT member.

Background information

School Name *

City *

State *

What grade level do you currently teach? *

High School

Middle School

Elementary School

Lesson Plan Idea

1. What is the primary grade level that this lesson plan is intended? (check all that apply) *

High School

Middle School

Elementary School

2. List and describe the type(s) of chemistry content included in this lesson idea (example: ionic bonding, chemical reactions, etc.) *

3. Please briefly summarize your lesson plan idea. The summary should include a description of what the students will do as well as the projected learning outcome(s) for the students.

**Important: Please be sure to review the information in the "Lesson Plan Details" section above before completing this task.**

0/400 words

Please acknowledge the following: *

I certify that the ideas described in this lesson are my own and are currently not published elsewhere.

I certify that the ideas described in this lesson will not be submitted for publishing elsewhere.

By checking this box, I confirm that I have not used AI to generate this content.

I grant permission to AACT, and by extension, the American Chemical Society, to publish this resource for use by teachers in the Classroom Resource Library.

If selected for participation, I understand that my work will be subject to the ACS Terms of Use.

Access the complete AACT copyright guidelines document.

*You will be emailed a copy of your responses for your reference.