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Find sources: "Invisible ink"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( January 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) John A. Nagy (2009). Invisible Ink: Spycraft of the American Revolution. Westholme Publishing. ISBN 978-1594161414. presenting reasoned explanations, including explaining data in relation to predictions and hypotheses;

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Many of them work as pH indicators, so when in doubt, paint or spray a suspected message with a base (like sodium carbonate solution) or an acid (like lemon juice). Equipment:

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Dooley, John F. (25 July 2015). "Review of Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies: The Story of Invisible Ink from Herodotus to al-Qaeda by Kristie Macrakis". Cryptologia. 40 (1): 107–112. doi: 10.1080/01611194.2015.1028684. S2CID 825438. The hotplate can be used on a low heat without the white tile, but it will have to be supervised as the paper could burn. It is safer to use a white tile on the hotplate to place the paper onto. It takes about 20–30 seconds on average on a low to medium heat setting for the message to appear. This means that a class practical could be carried out using a hotplate without congestion. Let the ink dry fully. Before revealing your hidden message, you need to let the ink dry completely. It shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes for the ink to finish drying.

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Phenolphthalein (pH indicator) HIGHLY FLAMMABLE & HARMFUL, developed by sodium carbonate (Solid is IRRITANT – solution is LOW HAZARD) (or another base). Suggest not using. Ammonia gas is TOXIC. Ammonia concentrate is CORROSIVE & DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. This would need a very well ventilated room and student behaviour assessment also CLEAPSS advises a maximum of 2M for Year 7. Alternatively, put your hidden message between 2 thin towels and run an iron over it on low heat. Keep moving the iron around for a few minutes until the invisible ink reveals itself. [6] X Research source Some inks glow faintly ( fluoresce) when under an ultraviolet lamp. This is a property of many substances, particularly organic substances and body fluids.Philo of Byzantium may be the first writer known to describe an invisible ink using a reagent around 217–218 BC, with oak galls and vitriol. [4] These ingredients were used to make oak gall ink. [5] People soon discovered that they could write invisibly with one of the ingredients and then cause the writing to appear by adding the other. [6] Pliny the Elder and the Roman poet Ovid gave advice on the use of plant juices and milk to write secret messages. [7] A good way of recording this work is to get the pupils to write a story involving the ink they have used for their experiment. Curriculum range: Miller, Bill (2001-06-13). "The Very Visible Battle Over Invisible Ink". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2010-07-06 . Retrieved 2010-05-02. Wheeler, Jo; Temple, Katy (2009). Renaissance secrets, recipes & formulas. London: Victoria and Albert Museum. p.98. ISBN 9781851775774. Try putting the paper between 2 towels and running an iron on low heat over your message. Within a few minutes, the message will reveal itself.

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These can be used with younger children but the chemistry is more complex so the theory is best left to secondary age students. Most of the inks that become visible when you shine an ultra violet light on them also would become visible if you heat the paper. Equipment:Luxury Brass Fountain Pen, Cute Mini Brass Pen, Writing Pen, EF/F/Bent Nib Pen, Business Gift, Office Gift, Stationery Supplies Heat the paper over a light bulb or candle to reveal the hidden message. Hold your piece of paper a few inches above a light bulb or lit candle for a few minutes. The heat from the bulb or flame causes a chemical reaction that darkens the lemon juice so you’re able to read the secret message clearly. [5] X Research source It is 410BCE and the Ionian (or Decelean) war, between Athens and Sparta has been raging for four years. You have been tasked by King Agis of Sparta to develop a way of delivering secret messages to his armies, which would be unreadable if they fell into the enemies’ hands. You wonder if there is a way of writing with an ink that is only visible under certain conditions. Like all good science-artists, you decide to investigate further…