Students will learn the difference between chemical and physical changes while studying chemical reactions and creating a memento to take home.

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Chemical Glass Etching - Chemical or Physical Change?

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School:
Palmetto Ridge High 
Subject:
Science 
Teacher:
Allison Chapman 
 
Curtis F. Chapman, Ph.D. 
Students Impacted:
1600 
Grade:
9-12 
Date:
July 24, 2017

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

 

Austin Raabe - $200.00

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Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 144

My junior and sophomore students were given the opportunity to perform this experiment as a review of chemical versus physical change before their district final exam.  Photos were taken and were e-mailed to our adminstrative staff  to be shared on our school website and/or on our message board in front reception and student relations.

 

Students were able to experience the difference between physical glass etching and chemical glass etching and apply this to an article they read on chemical versus physical sunblock formulas.

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Glass Donated by Chef Wilkey and The Chapman Famil

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Choosing and framing stencils

 

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Applying Armour Etch Compound

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More Etching

 

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Rinsing and drying

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finished product

 

Original Grant Overview

Goal

Students will learn the difference between chemical and physical changes while studying chemical reactions and creating a memento to take home. 

 

What will be done with my students

Students will watch a short video on the use of sand blasting to etch glass and then compare it to chemical glass etching.

They will then choose a stencil and a glass item to chemically etch.

Students will adhere the stencil on the glass surface they wish to etch and apply masking tape all around the stencil to protect the glass.

While wearing gloves and goggles, the students will carefully apply the etching compound and leave it on the surface for 2-3 minutes.

Finally, the students will completely rinse the etching compound off their item, wash it off, and write about the process in their interactive journals. 

 

Benefits to my students

Students will observe the difference between physically and chemically etching glass first hand. They will be able to discuss the chemical process used to etch the design in the glass. Not to mention, they will have a piece of art to take home. 

 

Budget Narrative

We have all the chemicals and some of the materials to perform this lab experiment but need more glass and reusable/custom stencils ($200). 

 

Items

# Item Cost
1 Glass Votive Holders $172.00
2 Reusable Stencils ($7 each) $28.00
3 chemical etching compound $0.00
4 Exacto Knife to cut custom stencil designs $0.00
5 Masking Tape $0.00
6 bulletin board posters describing the experiment $0.00
  Total: $200.00

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