Designer Products
Driving question: How does the arrangement of the elements in the periodic table relate to their properties and how can they be used in green designs for stylish products of the highest quality?
Project Resources
Entry Letter & sample presentation
Poster Description, Group Contracts, Group assignments:: Period 1, 3, 4, 6 &7
Lifeline Making Connections
Websites: Chemistry & Energy Efficiency, Cienciaglobal, NASA satellite data
Assignments: Drawing Atoms, Element Squares, Material Specifications
Videos: see also Plastics & Recycling, Chemical/Physical Properties,,Safety Video
Readings: A Surfboard Story, Polymer, Where Can We Find Carbon, Giant Garbage Soup
Powerpoints:
Homework/Study-guides
Computer Chemical Modeling
Chemical Reaction Modeling
Graphing Chemical Properties
Materials Table
Labs & Activities
Discovering Density (using Plastic Types)
Testing the Elements (conductivity, ionization, reactivity, insulation & malleability)
Spectroscopes
Electrolysis
Chemical Reactions
Working with Satellite Data (Global pH, salinity, chlorophyll & temperature)
NGSS standards & common core
element tests
Basic Reactions