A Science-Art Application: Surrealist Chemistry

Abstract

In this research, it was aimed to enhance students’ submicroscopic images about chemistry through a science-art application. For this aim, macro and submicro nature were studied in a surrealist way on canvas through the science-art application. The research was conducted on four students educating at a high school in Ankara on the basis of the case study. The participants were a small group because of studying multiple surrealist paintings. The students constructed surrealist paintings by reflecting both of macro and submicro nature together. These paintings and participant-observer notes were used as data collecting tools. Photography content analysis was utilized for the paintings and descriptions were made for observer notes. At the end of the research, it was found that the students could gain partly scientifically true images by constructing surrealist paintings. Also, it could be said based on participant-observer notes that before the application, the students’ submicroscopic images were not adequate, so they needed the literature search. After the application, the students referred to meaningful learning by the help of images according to participant-observer notes.

Keywords

• chemistry teaching
• science-art application
• enhancing images