Monday, September 10, 2018

Chemistry Inquiry

This will be your major assessment for Chemistry - you need to draw on your experiences of doing inquiries during the microbes and heart rate units.

Here is a copy of the assignment sheet (download)
Want to self assess? Have a look at the self assessment sheet
The German Guy Talking about GOOD POSTER DESIGN: Poster Design Video

Background Reading:


Nailed It This question is about corrosion.  
Find out more about corrosion here:  BBC Bitesize Corrosion or Rust Doctors website
Find out more about galvanising: Galvanising Simple Wiki
For a comprehensive example of an experiment: Nuffield Experiment Example
For a simplified experimental set up: Sciencing Experiment Example


Sour Grapes: This question is about pH.  
Learn more about pH here: Science Buddies pH ( or more advanced)  Chem4Kids Acids & bases
Impacts of acids on the body (**be very carefuly researching this, there is a lot of fake science out there) Try Healthline Acids


Speedy Seltzers  This question is about Changing the Rate of Chemical Reactions.
Learn about rate of reaction here: Chem4Kids Chemical Reactions
An example experiment is here Science Buddies Rate of Reaction


Solid, Liquid or Gas? This experiment is about exploring viscosity and how it impacts the properties of non-newtonian fluids  You'll need to talk a bit more to McW about it!
Here's an overview of solids, liquids and gases BBC Bitesize
A very comprehensive article about non-newtonian fluids
Learn about non-newtonian fluids here:  Wikipedia