Project Criteria

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I.  Title page (1 page)

• Title as “Chemical Reaction Elevator Lab” (picture optional).........................
• Student Name, homebase, and date..............................................................

II. Introduction (1 page)

Purpose of this section: (1) educate the reader about the concepts governing the experiment, (2) introduce your question/problem you were trying to solve/answer.

Paragraph 1

• What is a chemical reaction? …..................................................................

• Reactants vs. Products
• Bonds broken and reformed

• endothermic vs. exothermic

• Explain the Law of Conservation of mass....................................................

• Open vs. Closed systems

Paragraph 2

• Define acid …...............................................................................................

• What are some physical properties? …..........................................

• Define base …..............................................................................................

• What are some physical properties? …..........................................

• Explain the pH scale…................................................................................

Paragraph 3

• What are the reactants and products of the experiment?..............................
• What is the chemical equation for the chemical reaction that you did?.........
• What was the question you were trying to answer?.......................................
• What was your testable hypothesis? …........................................................

III.  Methods/Materials

• Make a bulleted list of materials and equipment you used..............................
• Give a detailed account (step-by-step instructions) of the steps you took to complete this experiment (can be done as a list)...........................................

Complete sentences/should be clear enough for a stranger to replicate

• Explain your control (what is its purpose?  How much was used?)...............

IV.  Results

Paragraph 1

• What were your best results? …..................................................................
• What were your worst results? …................................................................
• What was the overall pattern or trend of your data? …................................

Visuals

• Table of trials (including control)...................................................................
• Bar graph showing your results (in color) …................................................

V. Discussion

Paragraph 1

• What do your results mean?......................................................................
• Why were your best results your best results? .........................................
• Do you accept or reject your original hypothesis?  …................................
• What are your sources of error? …...........................................................

           Paragraph 2

• How would you change the procedures or materials of this experiment if you were to redo it? …...............................................................................
• Are there any suggestions you would make to improve the experiment?
• Were there any new questions that were created during your experiment that could be potentially tested?..................................................................

Written Quality

• Spelling..........................................................................................................
• Sentence structure & grammar (sentences are easy to understand).........
• Capitalization, punctuation, and spacing after periods..................................
• Paper is typed and double-spaced, with a font not greater than 12pt...........
• Final project is bound together so that no staples are visible........................

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