Submit your project to [email protected] with the subject "AAB – Project – HOL ID." Please submit your project with your HOL name and ID somewhere in the email. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. The due date for the project is June 15.
Project
You will have a few options for the project, which is going to be worth 30 points. Because this is an open project, you are allowed to do whatever you want with the options listed below (writing, graphics, a poem, a collage, etc.).
Just some notes:
Choose ONE (1) of the following options below. - 30 points max
A) Alchemist Spotlight - Throughout the term, I've highlighted the histories and contributions of specific alchemists. Now, obviously I wasn't going to be able to mention them all, and there are plenty more who have done exceptional work regarding the spreading of alchemical theory and the work in alchemy itself! So pick an alchemist that I haven't put on the spotlight and show me what you've learned about him.
You can find a list of alchemists here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alchemists
B) Mutus Liber - The Mutus Liber is a work of illustrations that is supposed to depict how to create the Philosopher's Stone. Now, if you were writing a guide on the creation of the Philosopher's Stone, how would you do it? Would you set it just like the Mutus Liber, with pages and pages of riddled illustrations? Or would you be simpler in the matter and write it like a recipe? Show me how you would do it.
C) Around the World - By now, you'll have read about how the various cultures approached alchemy, even if these were brief glances into their cultural beliefs and alchemical histories. For the sake of a comprehensive project, go through at least five of the places/cultures that I've mentioned in each lesson (or find a different set of places/cultures not mentioned in the lesson) and show me what you've learned about that particular place/culture in relation to their history in alchemy.
D) Little Alchemy - I may or may not just have spent a good few hours playing with elements...but considering this is actually fascinating to do, I'm going to give you this option! Little Alchemy is a site that lets you mix elements together in order to see the results. You start out with four of the basic "elements": Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. It is up to you to create combinations of those to make new elements, and in turn combine those new elements to form others (drag Fire to the left, and then drag Air on top of it to see what you can come up with!).
Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to create 50 more elements. Yes, you heard me, 50. Your four beginning elements DO NOT COUNT TOWARD THIS 50. And don't just list the elements, either. I want to know what combination you used that got you that element (example: Mud = Water + Earth). So yes, go ahead, send me your alchemical creations!
Note: I am aware there are cheats to this game, but I'm hoping that you're doing this out of merit, and not finding ways to get around the actual game for 30 points. That said, I think having to list down 50 elements would still be daunting, even with a cheat. XD
You can find the game here: Little Alchemy
Just some notes:
- For all images and videos, please upload them to a separate account and link me, as I will not be opening attachments!
- For written text, go with a 300-word minimum.
- If you're going for a more creative outlet, please make sure it's not so complicated that I can't open it without signing up for some plugin or website, etc.
- I do not expect you to be experts in alchemy, so there is leeway in creativity. For example, I do not expect you to know the actual ingredients and method to creating the Philosopher's Stone (I expect even the alchemists were puzzled by this...). So yes, try your best!
Choose ONE (1) of the following options below. - 30 points max
A) Alchemist Spotlight - Throughout the term, I've highlighted the histories and contributions of specific alchemists. Now, obviously I wasn't going to be able to mention them all, and there are plenty more who have done exceptional work regarding the spreading of alchemical theory and the work in alchemy itself! So pick an alchemist that I haven't put on the spotlight and show me what you've learned about him.
You can find a list of alchemists here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alchemists
B) Mutus Liber - The Mutus Liber is a work of illustrations that is supposed to depict how to create the Philosopher's Stone. Now, if you were writing a guide on the creation of the Philosopher's Stone, how would you do it? Would you set it just like the Mutus Liber, with pages and pages of riddled illustrations? Or would you be simpler in the matter and write it like a recipe? Show me how you would do it.
C) Around the World - By now, you'll have read about how the various cultures approached alchemy, even if these were brief glances into their cultural beliefs and alchemical histories. For the sake of a comprehensive project, go through at least five of the places/cultures that I've mentioned in each lesson (or find a different set of places/cultures not mentioned in the lesson) and show me what you've learned about that particular place/culture in relation to their history in alchemy.
D) Little Alchemy - I may or may not just have spent a good few hours playing with elements...but considering this is actually fascinating to do, I'm going to give you this option! Little Alchemy is a site that lets you mix elements together in order to see the results. You start out with four of the basic "elements": Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. It is up to you to create combinations of those to make new elements, and in turn combine those new elements to form others (drag Fire to the left, and then drag Air on top of it to see what you can come up with!).
Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to create 50 more elements. Yes, you heard me, 50. Your four beginning elements DO NOT COUNT TOWARD THIS 50. And don't just list the elements, either. I want to know what combination you used that got you that element (example: Mud = Water + Earth). So yes, go ahead, send me your alchemical creations!
Note: I am aware there are cheats to this game, but I'm hoping that you're doing this out of merit, and not finding ways to get around the actual game for 30 points. That said, I think having to list down 50 elements would still be daunting, even with a cheat. XD
You can find the game here: Little Alchemy