Day 1: Building Materials (I)

Learning Target Day 1: Today, you will define a fresco and explore the fresco-making process through the chemical composition of the building material. Experientially, you will prepare arriccio.


The “Creation of Adam”, Michelangelo. One of the most famous fresco
paintings in the world is the ceiling of the Sistene Chapel in Rome.

Warm-Up Questions:

1. What are two things that come to mind when you think about the Italian Renaissance?

2. Examine the energy path diagram below:

a.) Is there an overall gain or loss of energy as the reaction proceeds?

b.) Is the reaction endothermic or exothermic?

3. What does it mean to be a “Renaissance” man?”

Experiential Activity Day 1

Day 1 Exit Ticket

Classify the reaction as endothermic or exothermic.
Classify the reaction as endothermic or exothermic.
Classify the reaction as endothermic or exothermic.