Science 10 with CSS teacher

include energy term

Summary:

You will better understand one type chemical reaction by modelling the reactants and products using a molecular model kit or materials from home.

Project Timing:

In its most basic form, this project will take the average student 2 hours. Locating all of the materials needed may vary.

Materials:

Construct a three-dimensional (3D) models of the reactants and products of a chemical reaction using a molecular model kit or materials from home (ex. Styrofoam balls, buttons, beans, pom-poms, glitter, yarn, pipe cleaners, hangers, Styrofoam plates, beans, candy or anything you might find in your house).

Ideas and Hints:

1. Pick an interesting chemical reaction. You may need to do a little research.
2. Construct three-dimensional (3D) models of the reactants and products for your chosen chemical reaction using any materials of your choice. (ex. Styrofoam balls, buttons, beans, pom-poms, glitter, yarn, pipe cleaners, hangers, Styrofoam plates, beans, candy or anything you might find in your house).
3. You will need to use different colored items to represent the different types of atoms.
4. Use the materials to build a set of reactant and product atoms or molecules for your reaction. Remember to start with a balanced reaction so you know the correct number of each reactant you will need to start with. You should be able to deconstruct the reactant molecules to get the product molecules based on Conservation of Mass.
5. Taking photos of your atoms and molecules will help with your digital poster and illustrate your process for making them.
6. The poster should also include; a word equation that describes your reaction, a balanced chemical equation that describes your reaction, evidence that the reaction shows conservation of mass, how does the reaction affect you or others, plus any interesting information about your reaction.

Project submission:

Take pictures of your process in the creation of your model as you go along. If you can drop-in to the school, you can present it to your teacher in-person. Otherwise, upload it to the project submission folder at the end of the unit.