Lesson Description
This set of materials was featured in our 2024 Week of STEM. In the video, meet artist Vicky Lowe and her mother Maria Elena Gomez K’ulub, who have been using traditional Mayan practices to create pigments using natural materials such as onion skins and leaves to dye textiles and watercolor paints. Then, meet Vicky on the provided website, and try making pigments yourself!
Video: https://youtu.be/t3voapVp_kg?si=zbjzFfL738UXWiZC
Website: https://artsandmuseums.utah.gov/teaching-artist-directory/listing/vicky-lowe/
Lesson Plans: https://www.uen.org/latino/born-from-corn/index.shtml
Grade(s)/Age
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Science Subject Matter
Strand CHEM.3: STABILITY AND CHANGE IN CHEMICAL SYSTEMS
