Cyanotype Workshops as Postdigital ArtScience: Fostering Material Literacies in Secondary Chemistry

Cyanotype Workshops as Postdigital ArtScience: Fostering Material Literacies in Secondary Chemistry | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Cyanotype Workshops as Postdigital ArtScience: Fostering Material Literacies in Secondary Chemistry Ascensión Camero-Arranz, Naima Mohamed-Rodríguez This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9516253/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract This investigation analyzes cyanotype workshops within Year 9 Physics and Chemistry as postdigital ArtScience fostering embodied scientific understanding. Across three sequential phases—literature review and planning, preservice teacher herbarium experimentation with local flora, and hands-on classroom implementation (n = 41 students)—hybrid literacies developed through direct interactions with ultraviolet-sensitive iron solutions, sunlight exposure, and plant impressions on sensitized paper. Post-workshop assessments showed 85.4% conceptual mastery of photochemical reactions and chemical transformations, alongside 82.9% increased classroom engagement, 80.5% improved chemical comprehension, and more than 85% gains in creativity plus science-art connections. Local plant silhouettes linked island biodiversity and conservation challenges to Anna Atkins' pioneering botanical cyanotypes, while phased achievement analysis showed peak material practice proficiency (95%) alongside sustained ecological awareness (> 85%) throughout. Though limited to single-case scope, findings support accessible, low-cost cyanotype as curriculum-aligned pedagogy countering digital saturation, where invisible redox processes become directly observable through color shifts, material agency drives authentic inquiry, and inclusive historical narratives reshape conventional scientific identities. postdigital material literacies ArtScience pedagogy cyanotype secondary science education sociomaterial learning Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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