A Chemistry Teacher’s Dream
Diana Simpson
INTRODUCTION
Devastation
has hit the Seton Catholic Central High School Chemistry Department—Mrs.
Simpson is very sick and will be unable to finish out the school year! She has always conducted multiple review
sessions in preparation for the Regents and this year that will just not
happen. The Science Department is in an
uproar trying to figure out how to juggle their own schedules and this new
unbalanced equation that has upset their equilibrium.
Finally
a solution has been precipitated by the addition of another compound—one of the
department members (we suspect it was Mrs. K) has made the suggestion that the review
sessions be conducted by you, the volatile substances of the current Regents
Chemistry classes. You and 3 other molecules
from your time period will create a review session to be presented to the other
molecules of your time period. Your
mixtures (also known as groups) will use several resources to generate finished
product for review.
TASK
Your mixture will decide on the type of
presentation to make to the rest of the molecules in your time period. It can be any of the following: a power point, flip chart, jeopardy game,
poster board, etc. You will have a time
period to present in and must cover the entire topic you have been
assigned. You will be able to
communicate with Mrs. Simpson via e-mail for suggestions, comments and concerns
as your presentation day nears. Make
sure you have checked out the EVALUATION section so you know that you have
covered all of the necessary requirements for your task.
PROCESS
To start the process,
you will be using a method referred to as Public Policy Analysis
or PPA for
short. Your mixture will follow the six
steps of PPA to explain why you must have a review session. You will need to define the problem,
gather the
evidence, identify
the causes of the problem, evaluate the
existing policies, create 3 new
policies or solutions, and then choose the best solution
based upon its feasibility and effectiveness for your presentation. The worksheets from each of the 6 steps will
be collected from your mixtures 2 weeks prior to the final product.
The best solution will be your power
point presentation or jeopardy game or poetry riddles or whatever your mixture
figures out they wish to do for their portion of the review. In your presentation you must have:
·
at least 20 review questions on your topic with correct answers
·
audience engaging method for reviewing
·
eye catching visuals
·
equal participation by ALL group members
At the end of your presentation, you will turn
in a hard copy of whatever you did and 20 review questions typed in Times New
Roman, size 12 font with 2.54 cm margins and 5.08 cm
headings and footers.
RESOURCES
ACIDS AND BASES
Acids
and Bases Are Everywhere
An introduction to acids and bases.
ATOMIC STRUCTURE
Chem4Kids.com:
Atoms: Structure
Basic information about atomic structure.
BONDING
Internet
Exercise: Writing Formulas
Go to this site to get more practice in writing
formula
ENERGY
Thermochemistry
An introduction to thermochemistry.
What is an Exothermic Reaction?
EQUILIBRIUM
What
the Heck is Equilibrium?
Basic information about chemical equilibrium.
FUN AND GAMES
Creative Chemistry Fun Stuff
Nine different games to test your knowledge and waste time.
This Week in the History of Chemistry
Find out what happened on any day of the year.
GAS LAWS
Molecules in
Motion
See how varying mass, temp and number of particles
will affect the pressure
NOMENCLATURE
Elements
Get Final Names
How do NEW elements get their names?
NUCLEAR
Control The Nuclear Power Plant
Run the nuclear power plant without a meltdown.
The
Law of Radioactive Decay
The law of radioactive decay predicts how the number of the not decayed nuclei
of a given radioactive substance decreases in the course of time.
Do
transuranic elements such as plutonium ever occur
naturally?
From Scientific American's "Ask An Expert"
section, a short article about transuranic elements.
ORGANIC
PERIODIC TABLE
(See: Science 2: Chemistry from the SCCHS Library.)
REACTION RATES
Chem4Kids.com:
Reaction Rates
Basic intro to rates of reaction.
SOLUBILITY
What
substances, such as cerium sulfate, have a lower solubility when they are
heated?
From Scientific American's "Ask An Expert"
section.
WHAT’S THAT STUFF?
Discover what is in common household items.
From
C & E News and scientists.
NUMBERS
Fun
site to play and interact with numbers.
EVALUATION
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4 |
3 |
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1 |
0 |
Worksheet1 |
Completely filled in, no cross outs
or misspellings |
Completely filled in, some cross
outs, no misspellings |
Completely filled in, some cross
outs and misspellings |
Not completely filled in, cross outs
and/or misspellings |
Turned in late or not filled out
completely, cross outs, misspellings |
Not turned in |
Worksheet2 |
Completely filled in, no cross outs
or misspellings |
Completely filled in, some cross
outs, no misspellings |
Completely filled in, some cross
outs and misspellings |
Not completely filled in, cross outs
and/or misspellings |
Turned in late or not filled out
completely, cross outs, misspellings |
Not turned in |
Worksheet3 |
Completely filled in, no cross outs
or misspellings |
Completely filled in, some cross
outs, no misspellings |
Completely filled in, some cross
outs and misspellings |
Not completely filled in, cross outs
and/or misspellings |
Turned in late or not filled out
completely, cross outs, misspellings |
Not turned in |
Worksheet4 |
Completely filled in, no cross outs
or misspellings |
Completely filled in, some cross
outs, no misspellings |
Completely filled in, some cross
outs and misspellings |
Not completely filled in, cross outs
and/or misspellings |
Turned in late or not filled out
completely, cross outs, misspellings |
Not turned in |
Worksheet5 |
Completely filled in, no cross outs
or misspellings |
Completely filled in, some cross
outs, no misspellings |
Completely filled in, some cross
outs and misspellings |
Not completely filled in, cross outs
and/or misspellings |
Turned in late or not filled out
completely, cross outs, misspellings |
Not turned in |
Worksheet6 |
Completely filled in, no cross outs
or misspellings |
Completely filled in, some cross
outs, no misspellings |
Completely filled in, some cross
outs and misspellings |
Not completely filled in, cross outs
and/or misspellings |
Turned in late or not filled out
completely, cross outs, misspellings |
Not turned in |
# of questions |
26 – 30 questions |
21 - 25 questions |
20 questions |
13 - 19 questions |
6 - 12 questions |
0 – 6 questions |
Visuals |
Colorful, eye catching, No mistakes |
Colorful,
eye catching, 1 or
2 mistakes |
Slightly colorful or eye catching, 3-6 mistakes |
Slightly colorful or eye catching, 7-10 mistakes |
Not colorful or not eye catching, > 10 mistakes |
Not
done |
Participation |
All participate equally |
Most (n-1) participate, equally |
All participate, not equally |
Most (n-1) participate, not equally |
Some participate, not equally |
Not
done |
Oral presentation |
All group members participate, topic
fully covered, no mistakes in content |
Most group members participate,
topic fully covered, 1 or 2 mistakes in content |
Some group members participate,
topic mostly covered, more than 2
mistakes in content |
Some group members participate, topic
not fully covered, half a mole of content mistakes |
Group members inert, topic barely
touched upon, a mole of content mistakes |
Not made, did not participate,
absent |
CONCLUSION
You have done a masterful job of reviewing for
your final exam. Hopefully you have
discovered that you really do know a mole or 2 about CHEMISTRY. If you wish further review, remember that you
have access to SCHOOLISLAND.COM and each other.
GOOD LUCK!!
TEACHER PAGE
Here are the NY Standards that are covered by this
activity.
English
Language Arts
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Math, Science & Technology
Standard 1 – Analysis, Inquiry and Design Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry and engineering design as appropriate to pose questions, seek answers and develop solutions. Standard 2 – Information Surveys Students will access, generate, process and transfer information using appropriate technologies. Standard 4 - Science
Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in Science. |
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Standard 6 - Interconnectedness: Common Themes
Students will understand the relationships and common themes that connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the themes to these and other areas of learning. |
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Standard 7 - Interdisciplinary Problem Solving
Students will apply the knowledge and thinking skills of
mathematics, science, and technology to address real-life problems and make
informed decisions. |
CREDITS
Special thanks to the following for all of their
help in the production of this WebQuest!
DR. Jim Carroll,
Syracuse University
Joe Montecalvo, Syracuse University