Unit A Introduction The Mix and Flow of Matter
Completion requirements
Unit A: Introduction to the mix and flow of matter.
Watch
Watch the following introduction video for Unit A. You will see five questions during the video. Think about the questions, and think about other things you would like to learn as you study the mix and flow of matter.
Unit A Introduction: Mix and Flow of Matter
Figure A.I.1 β Prehistoric people used paint made from rock pigments and fluid.
Painting a Pretty Picture
People have created drawings and paintings from prehistoric times until today. Inks and paints are made from a mixture of coloured pigments and liquid. The ability of liquid to flow allows ink and paint to spread and cover surfaces.
Prehistoric people around the world made paintings inside caves. They made paint from powdered rock pigments and a liquid such as cave water or animal fat. West Coast First Nations painted carvings such as totem poles. They made paint from a mixture of saliva, chewed salmon eggs, and rock pigments.
Today, we make paints with fluids found in crude oil. Painters use different fluids to change the thickness of paint, causing it to move quickly or slowly across a surface. The different speeds of flowing paint allows artists to create interesting patterns and textures.
People have created drawings and paintings from prehistoric times until today. Inks and paints are made from a mixture of coloured pigments and liquid. The ability of liquid to flow allows ink and paint to spread and cover surfaces.
Prehistoric people around the world made paintings inside caves. They made paint from powdered rock pigments and a liquid such as cave water or animal fat. West Coast First Nations painted carvings such as totem poles. They made paint from a mixture of saliva, chewed salmon eggs, and rock pigments.
Today, we make paints with fluids found in crude oil. Painters use different fluids to change the thickness of paint, causing it to move quickly or slowly across a surface. The different speeds of flowing paint allows artists to create interesting patterns and textures.
Figure A.I.2 β Some modern art depends on the mix and flow of fluids.
Figure A.I.3 β First Nations in Canada used fluids to create paint.
Watch More
Funky Fluids
The movement of fluids can create interesting artistic effects. Watch this close-up video of flowing liquids.
The movement of fluids can create interesting artistic effects. Watch this close-up video of flowing liquids.
What does paint look like when sound vibrations from a speaker cause it to flow? Watch this slow-motion video of paint on a speaker.
Try It!
Photo by Kate Renkes.
Milk Art
Try making artistic fluid motion with milk, food colouring, and dish soap. Watch this video to see an example of this activity.
Materials:
Instructions:
Try making artistic fluid motion with milk, food colouring, and dish soap. Watch this video to see an example of this activity.
Materials:
- Milk (2% or homogeneous)β¨
- Food coloring (2 or more colours)β¨
- Large shallow plateβ¨
- Dish soapβ¨
- Cotton swab (Q-tipβ’)
Instructions:
- Pour milk into the plate, without overflowing.
- Squeeze small food coloring drops onto the surface of the plate.β¨
- Dip one end of a cotton swab into dish soap. β¨
- Touch the cotton swab with dish soap onto the surface of the milk. What do you observe? β¨
- Try touching the cotton swab on different parts of the plate to create different motion and coloured patterns.
- Watch this video showing how the behaviours of fluids can make beautiful art.
Using fluids for artistic purposes is interesting and beautiful, but fluids have uses that are even more important. You will learn more about the necessity of fluids to humans as you work through this unit on the mix and flow of matter.
Questions to Think About:
- What are some different types of fluids and how do we handle them safely?
- What are the characteristics of fluids that influence their behaviour?
- How do humans use the properties of fluids to develop useful technology?
Words to Think About:
Check out the word cloud below. It pictures the important words you will learn in this unit. Likely, you will know many, but check new words or any that seem fuzzy to you! Watch for these words and combinations of these words as you read. When you see
them highlighted, you can click them to learn more about their meanings.
You can also visit the course glossary and read definitions for all of these words.
Unit A: Checklist and Key Ideas
Focus On: Mix and Flow of Matter
This unit has four sections. Each section has a key idea that will help you learn more about the mix and flow of matter. As you work through the unit, you will complete five tasks (one at the end of each section and one unit project) that will count for marks.
On the next page is a checklist of the tasks you need to complete for the unit. On the page after that are the key ideas, lesson titles, and key questions for this unit. Note that you can reach these two pages whenever you want by clicking the "Key Ideas" and "Unit Checklist" on the top corner of almost every page in the unit.
This unit has four sections. Each section has a key idea that will help you learn more about the mix and flow of matter. As you work through the unit, you will complete five tasks (one at the end of each section and one unit project) that will count for marks.
On the next page is a checklist of the tasks you need to complete for the unit. On the page after that are the key ideas, lesson titles, and key questions for this unit. Note that you can reach these two pages whenever you want by clicking the "Key Ideas" and "Unit Checklist" on the top corner of almost every page in the unit.