Create a Sun Print

A Sun print of a butterfly and a dragonfly.
Levels
  • beginner
  • intermediate
NGSS
  • ps1
  • ess1
Requirements
  • low_tech
  • low_cost
CreditUniveristy of Alaska Museum of the North
Language
  • english

Make your own artwork using sunlight and Sun print paper. Sun prints use paper coated with chemicals sensitive to ultraviolet light. When the paper is exposed to ultraviolet light, two molecules react and form a new colorless molecule.