2.0 credits (1 credit of chemistry, 1 credit of art) -
Grades 11 & 12 (this is a 2-year commitment)
(1 period per day for 1 year)
Fee: $100
Over 2 years, you will take 3 IB courses during 2 periods. Teachers will work together to create a dynamic
Have you ever been in a science class and wanted to turn your experiment into art?
Have you ever been in an art class and wondered why art materials behave the way they do? Students co-enrolled in this collision of science and art will have the opportunity to see the way science makes art possible and the way art brings science to life.
See below for individual course descriptions for this collaborative class, or reference a more expansive course description for each class on the art and science pages.
NOTE: You can take either of these courses on their own, but if you choose to sign up for Honors Metals & Materials as a packaged deal, you will have an experience that will be both elevated and multi-layered!
Honors Materials Science is an engineering-focused science course, organized to follow a material’s processing. Students will gain insight into the types of materials and why a material is selected for a particular purpose, learn the origins of materials’ extraction (as well as potential reuse and/or recycling), understand how materials can be processed together to improve or alter its properties, and finally how materials are applied and used in a variety of industries.
Honors Jewelry & Metals is a course where students can continue personal exploration of base metals with introduction to use of sterling silver. Stone setting, chain-making, and further investigation of mixed media pieces will be created in this course. Honors students will create a themed body of work for a final portfolio.