Nature Sun Print Paper Make amazing white on blue prints with your favorite objects! email to friend
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Make amazing white on blue prints with your favorite objects! Just place leaves, flowers, shells or whatever you choose on the photo-sensitive paper and place in the sun. Remove the objects after a couple of minutes and rinse the paper to "fix" it. Congratulations, you've made a permanent piece of sun art! Kit includes 15 or 30 sheets of 14 cm x 19 cm (5.5" X 7.5") sun-sensitive paper. Recommended for children ages 6 and up.

What's included?

• 15 or 30 sheets of 14 cm x 19 cm (5.5" X 7.5") sun-sensitive paper

How does it work?

The nature print paper is coated with light-sensitive chemicals, which react to light waves and particles when exposed to light. When you place objects on the paper, they block the light and turn white while the paper around them remains blue. Water stops the process and fixes your images on the paper.

What does it teach?

Learn about the nature of sunlight and how light-sensitive chemicals work. From here, launch a discussion about how color photos are developed, as each layer of chemicals on the film react to photons of different color.

Experiment:

Test your sunscreen! Cut a sheet of sun sensitive paper into squares. Collect sunscreens with different SPFs and spread one on each square. Expose them to the sun, and see what happens! Record your data and document your research. Is a sunscreen with 45 SPF more effective than one with a SPF 15?

Product FAQ

• Can you explain how I “set” the image?
  It is really easy to set any image, all you have to do is place it on the sheet by itself. If you were to use tape on the edges, then the tape would leave its imprint on your image as well.

• What types of objects work best?
  Any object will work as long as it blocks the sun. Objects that are semi-permeable or ones that don’t lie flat against the paper may let some light through to cause the developed image to be less defined.

• What size is the paper?
  You get your choice of 15 or 30 sheets that measure 5 1/2” by 7 1/2”, which is just the perfect size for your class.

• How long does it take to work?
  It works best if you leave the image in the sun for about 2 minutes and then bring it in without allowing the covered part the be exposed to sunlight. Let the paper sit in some water for about a minute and then your image should be ready to displayed.