Description
The Chemical Dominoes project was a project where my group and I had to build a board game incorporated with mini chemistry experiments. The experiments had to include a single displacement, a double displacement, a chemical change of energy, production of gas, lighting of LED, and physical change of energy. My group chose to create a space themed board game. We painted our game board with small planets to make the pathway. For game cards, we put questions which could be answered after performing an experiment which corresponds to the space you land on. to move forward the player rolls a dice. Should you answer the question correctly, you may roll the dice again and move forward, then end your turn. Should you get the answer wrong, you stay in the same position.
Experiments
Overall, I thought that this was a very successful project. My group and I worked very well together and with our minimal amount of time, we completed a lot. We got over our problems together the best way possible. Like, most of the time we all had to come together and share all our ideas to figure out our next step would be. With that, we figured out who would work on what steps and that everyone had the same amount of work to do in the group. We did a good job preparing but had some trouble pursuing what we wanted. You juts have to keep trying new things that could possibly work, which was a big theme for this project. One peak for me was patience and self-control. Like taking a step back from something and gaining patience when something goes wrong. I would go work on some other part, so we would all contribute to the project together. Another peak for me was just coming up with new ideas throughout the project. I would just begin building and it would soon turn into something that could possibly work for one of the reactions. One pit for me was mainly, staying on task. I liked to always wonder around and see other peoples projects and just talk to everyone around me. I could get off track really easily and that is one pit that I need to get better on. Another pit that I encountered was time management. We were going really slow in the beginning and in the end, we were rushing left and right to get some things done. My group had to come in on the weekend to finish up because we lost so much time. Our group literally finished the project minutes before presenting in front of everyone. This was definitely one of the most intense of all the projects. This is always something that happens and I just have to keep working on it.
Evidence of Work
Unfortunately, our game was destroyed before my group had the chance to take photos or videos of the game in action.
The Chemical Dominoes project was a project where my group and I had to build a board game incorporated with mini chemistry experiments. The experiments had to include a single displacement, a double displacement, a chemical change of energy, production of gas, lighting of LED, and physical change of energy. My group chose to create a space themed board game. We painted our game board with small planets to make the pathway. For game cards, we put questions which could be answered after performing an experiment which corresponds to the space you land on. to move forward the player rolls a dice. Should you answer the question correctly, you may roll the dice again and move forward, then end your turn. Should you get the answer wrong, you stay in the same position.
Experiments
- Cloud in a jar- add 3 inches of warm water into a jar. Place lid inside out and put ice on top. Light match, and throw it into the jar after quickly blowing it out. Place lid on top. After 1-2 minutes, release lid. ( The smoke from the blown out match and the warm water turns the ice's vapor visible, making it look like a cloud)
- Double displacement- Combine solutions "lead(II)Nitrate" and "Potassium Iodine" in a clean jar. ( Pb(NO3)2+2KI->PbI2+2K(NO)3 the solution should have turned yellow)
- Single Displacement- Take a peice of aluminum and place a few drops of "Copper(II)Chloride" on top. ( 3CuCl2+2Al->2AlCl3+3Cu the solution should have done something to the aluminum)
- Chemical change of energy- Put baking soda in a empty cup, pour white vinegar into cup. ( NaHCO3+HC2H3O2->NaC2H3O2+H2O+CO2 Baking soda should have fizzed at the touch of the white vinegar)
- Fire test- Turn on bunsen burner so it has a small, blue flame. One at a time, use the wooden sticks to place "Sodium Chloride" "Potassium Chloride" and "Copper(II)Chloride" over the flame. ( The color of the flame should change at the ignition of the salts over the burner)
Overall, I thought that this was a very successful project. My group and I worked very well together and with our minimal amount of time, we completed a lot. We got over our problems together the best way possible. Like, most of the time we all had to come together and share all our ideas to figure out our next step would be. With that, we figured out who would work on what steps and that everyone had the same amount of work to do in the group. We did a good job preparing but had some trouble pursuing what we wanted. You juts have to keep trying new things that could possibly work, which was a big theme for this project. One peak for me was patience and self-control. Like taking a step back from something and gaining patience when something goes wrong. I would go work on some other part, so we would all contribute to the project together. Another peak for me was just coming up with new ideas throughout the project. I would just begin building and it would soon turn into something that could possibly work for one of the reactions. One pit for me was mainly, staying on task. I liked to always wonder around and see other peoples projects and just talk to everyone around me. I could get off track really easily and that is one pit that I need to get better on. Another pit that I encountered was time management. We were going really slow in the beginning and in the end, we were rushing left and right to get some things done. My group had to come in on the weekend to finish up because we lost so much time. Our group literally finished the project minutes before presenting in front of everyone. This was definitely one of the most intense of all the projects. This is always something that happens and I just have to keep working on it.
Evidence of Work
Unfortunately, our game was destroyed before my group had the chance to take photos or videos of the game in action.