Suggestions for Research Assignments
- Energy Alternatives - our society is largely dependent on fossil fuels for energy. What are some alternatives? Compare the pros and cons of these alternatives such as cost, environmental impact, etc.
- Hot and Cold Packs - What reactions are involved? How do they work?
- Glosticks - What reactions are involved? How do they work?
- Alternative automobile fuels - investigate and report on alternatives such as ethyl alcohol and hydrogen fuel cells.
- Create a web site that lists and organizes links to other Internet sites with useful information about energy.
- Many more ideas can be found in the Evergreen Curriculum
Quick Research
- What is the coldest temperature that scientists can achieve?
- Locate a picture of a bomb calorimeter
Some Sites to Check Out
There are many, many excellent chemistry resources on the Internet, and the list changes every day. If you're looking for some starting points for your research, here are a few sites you might want to check out.
Chem Source
This site contains numerous pdf files on a variety of chemistry topics. In addition to files related directly to the main Chemistry 30 topics you can find a number of topics that might give you a good start to your research project such as: Food and Chemistry, Forensic Chemistry; The Chemistry of Medicine, The Chemistry of Seawater
This page provides a list of research topics mentioned in the notes, as well as providing some additional ideas for research projects.
Some suggestions for presenting your research findings:
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Always be sure to provide the source of your information. This link shows you how to cite resources you get from the Internet