Lesson Plan: Make your own ink and learn some chemistry along

the way
Lesson Title: Ink it!
Grades: 9-12
ommunicati!e
"#$ecti!e%&tandards
&tudents will disco!er some o' the uni(ue chemical )ro)erties that
ink is com)osed o'* while learning a chea) and 'un way o' making
their own ink+
&tandards ,ddressed
-+.ollow )recisely a com)le/ multiste) )rocedure when carrying
out e/)eriments* taking measurements* or )er'orming technical
tasks+
0+ Translate (uantitati!e or technical in'ormation e/)ressed in
words in a te/t into !isual 'orm and translate in'ormation
e/)ressed !isually or mathematically into words+
9+ om)are and contrast 'indings )resented in a te/t to those 'rom
other sources* noting when the 'indings su))ort or contradict
)re!ious e/)lanations or accounts+
,ntici)atory &et Place small containers o' india ink and small twigs on ta#les 'or
grou)s o' --1 to use+ ,sk students to e/)eriment using the ink on
a !ariety o' sur'aces such as: glass* )lastic* and )a)er+ ,sk
students to discuss in their grou)s the challenges o' using sticks to
write* and ha!e them create a short list o' ways 'or im)ro!ing the
)rimiti!e )en+
2e!iew 3iscuss the chemical )ro)erties o' what ink is and re!iew the
history o' the design o' the )en+
In)ut%Modeling%
Presentation
,ccess the we#site htt):%%www+instructa#les+com%id%4ow-
to-Make-a-5uill-Pen-Ink% with )ictures and #rie'ly show
students the )rocess 'or which they will create homemade
ink+
&how some lettering and calligra)hy e/am)les at
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ink-ration+ &how !arious ni# ty)es 'rom
htt):%%www+richards)ens+com%7)age8re'%ni#s%)rimer+htm
9ithin small ta#le grou)s o' --1* ask students to write a list
and sketch an e/am)le o' the )en ni# they wish to create
'or their homemade ink )ens+
heck 'or
:nderstanding
, )resenter 'rom the grou) will #e chosen at random #y the
teacher and asked to gi!e a #rie' descri)tion o' what the grou)
discussed* as well as their )lan 'or creating their )ens+
Guided Practice 9orking in grou)s* students will create the ink 'rom the handout
gi!en #y teacher+ &u))lies should #e at each ta#le ready 'or
lesson+
Lesson Plan: Make your own ink and learn some chemistry along
the way
Inde)endent
Practice%;!aluation
&tudents will #e re(uired to com)lete one drawing or lettering
assignment o' their choice that must #e e(ui!alent to three hours
o' homework+ &tudents will )resent their work in a classroom
<gallery style= criti(ue in which artwork will #e dis)layed on walls
around the room+ 3is)lay a !ariety o' artwork that was com)leted
in di''erent lengths o' time* showing the di''erence o' 1* 2* and -
hour drawings!
;nhancing Trans'er and
2etention
&tudents will gain historical knowledge o' the ink )en and the
chemistry #ehind ink+
;LL Modi'ication ;LL>s will #e )aired accordingly in grou)s o' strong leadershi)+
Indi!iduali6ed assignment modi'ication will !ary+ ,ccommodations
will include: Google translate 'or research com)onent* audio and*
or !ideo su))ort in nati!e language 'or additional su))ort and
tutoring on e!ery 'acet o' )ro$ect+
GT Modi'ication &tudents that show a mastery 'or content and com)lete the task at
an accelerated rate may ha!e the o))ortunity to dig dee)er into
the content+ ;ncourage students to research other methods 'or
creating the )ro$ect #eing studied* as well as the history and
direction o' this art 'orm+
&P;3 Modi'ication &tudents struggling to com)lete the task may ha!e a modi'ied
workload* de)endent on their I;P+ I' a GT student shows strong
leadershi) skills* this is a great o))ortunity to encourage )eer to
)eer teaching+