Teacher Class Narrative Equipment Needed ~As a hook, Teacher will have indigo vat ~ a large bucket • prepared, and will show students how to ~Why do we use or plastic dip a textile into indigo. indigo? garbage can ~Teacher will demonstrate dipping ~When was the first quart wide • textile, full immersion, and then the time in history we saw mouth mason Introduce Indigo oxidization process. indigo? jar ~Students are asked the question: ~What is the quart pot • 0:00-0:20 is this colour, where does it come significance of indigo in (stainless steel, “What from and what part of the world is it history? enamel, or from?” old do you think this colour ~What continent is pyrex), “How is in our history?” indigo from? measuring • ~Students are asked the question: spoons are records of dyes being used to wooden rod “There • color fabrics dating to before 2500 B.C. or stick for If you were assigned the task of making stirring material more colorful, how would you rubber gloves. • find a good dye? Keep in mind the point in time (3,000 to 4,000 years ago!) and the resources you have available.”
Teacher Class Narrative Equipment Needed Introduce Indigo 0:00-0:20 ~As a hook, Teacher will have indigo vat prepared, and will show students how to dip a textile into indigo. ~Teacher will demonstrate dipping textile, full immersion, and then the oxidization process. ~Students are asked the question: “What is this colour, where does it come from and what part of the world is it from?” “How old do you think this colour is in our history?” ~Students are asked the question: “There are records of dyes being used to color fabrics dating to before 2500 B.C. If you were assigned the task of making material more colorful, how would you find a good dye? Keep in mind the point in time (3,000 to 4,000 years ago!) and the resources you have available.” ~ ~Why do we use indigo? ~When was the first time in history we saw indigo? ~What is the significance of indigo in history? ~What continent is indigo from? • a large bucket or plastic garbage can • quart wide mouth mason jar • quart pot (stainless steel, enamel, or pyrex), • measuring spoons • wooden rod or stick for stirring • rubber gloves.