Introduction:
This project was not only fun, but how about my group and I explore different kinds of reactions and how they occur. We learned a lot about productions of a gas, phase changes, and reactions such as displacement, combustion, synthesis, and decomposition. We were able to incorporate this into our board game through mini games. We used basketball, corn hole, water bottle flipping, and darts to teach these concepts in a fun and entertaining way.
Content:
Atom: the basic unit of a chemical element
Proton: a stable subatomic particle occurring in all atomic nuclei, with a positive electric charge equal in magnitude to that of an electron, but of opposite sign
Neutron: a subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen
Electron: a stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids
Element: primary constituents of matter
Compound: a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture
Ion: an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons
Single Replacement Reaction: chemical reaction where an element reacts with a compound and takes the place of another element in that compound
Double Displacement Reaction: where two compounds react, and the positive ions (cation) and the negative ions (anion) of the two reactants switch places, forming two new compounds or products
Synthesis Reaction: multiple reactants combine to form a single product
Decomposition Reaction: which a single compound breaks down into two or more elements or new compounds
Combustion: which something reacts with oxygen - commonly known as burning
Aqueous: of or containing water, typically as a solvent or medium
This project was not only fun, but how about my group and I explore different kinds of reactions and how they occur. We learned a lot about productions of a gas, phase changes, and reactions such as displacement, combustion, synthesis, and decomposition. We were able to incorporate this into our board game through mini games. We used basketball, corn hole, water bottle flipping, and darts to teach these concepts in a fun and entertaining way.
Content:
Atom: the basic unit of a chemical element
Proton: a stable subatomic particle occurring in all atomic nuclei, with a positive electric charge equal in magnitude to that of an electron, but of opposite sign
Neutron: a subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen
Electron: a stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids
Element: primary constituents of matter
Compound: a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture
Ion: an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons
Single Replacement Reaction: chemical reaction where an element reacts with a compound and takes the place of another element in that compound
Double Displacement Reaction: where two compounds react, and the positive ions (cation) and the negative ions (anion) of the two reactants switch places, forming two new compounds or products
Synthesis Reaction: multiple reactants combine to form a single product
Decomposition Reaction: which a single compound breaks down into two or more elements or new compounds
Combustion: which something reacts with oxygen - commonly known as burning
Aqueous: of or containing water, typically as a solvent or medium
For our first game, we played corn hole. The player had to take an Alkaseltzer tablet,
and toss it into the hole in the board, which contained a cup of vinegar. The sodium bicarbonate in the Alkaseltzer reacts with the vinegar that acted as an acid, creating a production of a gas (CO2).
and toss it into the hole in the board, which contained a cup of vinegar. The sodium bicarbonate in the Alkaseltzer reacts with the vinegar that acted as an acid, creating a production of a gas (CO2).
Next, we had a bottle flip game. We had three circles with corresponding colors and a bottle. The player would flip the bottle onto the color that they hypothesized the mixture of two chemicals would make. We would then mix potassium iodate and lead nitrate which would make a bright yellow. This is an example of a double displacement reaction. In a double displacement reaction occurs when town aqueous solutions combine switching an anion making two new compounds. One of these two new compounds will be aqueous and the other will be a solid. This causes the liquid to change color and and look like there are solids in the solution.
Our final game was darts. We would shoot a nerf gun bullet with a tack secured onto it to pop a water balloon filled with copper chloride. The liquid would fall into the glass bowl beneath in which a strip of aluminum connected to a breadboard was held. The copper chloride would eat away at the metal and eventually break it in half. The substances would echange an element in a replacement reaction as when the metal finally broke apart, the circuit would be complete, thus lighting the LED.
Reflection:
During this project, my group was able to understand and show our knowledge of chemical reactions. We learned a lot about displacements, production of a gas, and phase changes. All together, our project ran pretty easy. One thing our group excelled at was time management. We created a group chat to talk outside of school, and planned out what we would do each day. This really helped us stay on task and get everything done. Another peak we had was teamwork and productivity. Everyone was always helping one another and making sure we stayed on task. This allowed us to have fun while still getting everything done. There wasn’t much that went wrong. However, one thing we could do better was sociability. We all would talk and mess around, and sometimes that led us to stray from the task at hand. However, we quickly solved this by making sure we completed each goal despite the talking. Another pit we had was testing. We finished are project and knew everything worked, but didn’t really do a full run through until the day of. I feel like if we were more prepared with the run through, we would’ve had quicker set ups and it would have run smoothly the first time we displayed it. However this didn’t really negatively impact the performance, as we were able to quickly get the hang of it. All and all, our project turned out great, and was very fun to build. I definitely know much more about chemical reactions and learned it in an interactive way.
During this project, my group was able to understand and show our knowledge of chemical reactions. We learned a lot about displacements, production of a gas, and phase changes. All together, our project ran pretty easy. One thing our group excelled at was time management. We created a group chat to talk outside of school, and planned out what we would do each day. This really helped us stay on task and get everything done. Another peak we had was teamwork and productivity. Everyone was always helping one another and making sure we stayed on task. This allowed us to have fun while still getting everything done. There wasn’t much that went wrong. However, one thing we could do better was sociability. We all would talk and mess around, and sometimes that led us to stray from the task at hand. However, we quickly solved this by making sure we completed each goal despite the talking. Another pit we had was testing. We finished are project and knew everything worked, but didn’t really do a full run through until the day of. I feel like if we were more prepared with the run through, we would’ve had quicker set ups and it would have run smoothly the first time we displayed it. However this didn’t really negatively impact the performance, as we were able to quickly get the hang of it. All and all, our project turned out great, and was very fun to build. I definitely know much more about chemical reactions and learned it in an interactive way.