Topic 1 Whats in this mess?

Classification and identification of matter;

Chemical safety/Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Essential How does a scientist identify substances and dispose of them safely?
Question
Possible 1. How to clean up a chemical spill infomercial
Product/s or
2. Create a redesigned MSDS entry for a chemical safety wiki
5 Ways to 1. Students will use Chromebooks to access the internet to research how
infuse chemists classify matter and identify unknown substances.
Technology 2. Students will collaborate with one another using Google Docs to share
their research and information.
3. Students will film infomercial and use WeVideo to edit and publish
video on how to deal with a spill of a specific chemical.
4. Infomercials will be posted on Google Classroom. Students must view
at least 5 other videos and use the comment function to offer feedback to
fellow classmates.
5. Students will analyze current MSDS sheets for chemicals using online
tools such as https://www.flinnsci.com/sds/. Students will redesign MSDS
sheets to be easier to read at a glance. These new safety sheets will be
uploaded to a wiki and shared with local industry experts for feedback and
review.
Topic 2 Battery Design: Electrochemistry, Reversible reactions
Essential What battery design is best in terms of safety, cost, and efficiency?
Question
Possible Digital Poster Session
Product/s
5 Ways to 1. Students will use search engines to research the key components of
infuse batteries and the types that exist. They will share their results in a whole
Technology class Google Doc.
2. Students will experiment with various metal combinations in online
simulators to determine the best combination to use in a battery.
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3. Students will conduct a cost and risk analysis of metals they want to use
in their batteries. Metal pricing data will be obtained online, safety and
toxicity concerns from MSDS databases.
4. Students will use Glogster to create digital posters to display their
findings and final suggestions for a battery design.
5. Students will view all of the posters from their class and select the best
 proposal. Each student will complete a rubric using Google Forms to
evaluate the merits of each design.
6. Design finalists will be proposed to local battery manufacturers for
consideration. Facetime or Skyp will be used to conduct a discussion
between the industrial experts and the classroom.
Topic 3 Household Chemistry: Acid/Bases, pH
Essential What products in my home are acids? Bases? Neutral substances?
Question
Possible Classroom presentation of finding using Google Slides including at least
Product/s one video clip made by the group.
5 Ways to 1. Students will pick 10 household products (foods, cleaning supplies) and
infuse do an internet search of the chemical properties of the main ingredients.
Technology They might also use www.chemspider.com for their research.
2. Students will bring in samples of their 10 products to test in the lab.
They will use their cell phones to take pictures and film various tests, such
as pH paper, addition of acid-base indicators, to keep a digital journal of
their results.
3. Students will compile their results with their group members in Google
Docs. They could also use Instagram as a place to house and share their
images from the lab.
4. Video footage will be edited and shared with each other using WeVideo.
5. Students will create a Google Slides presentation that will be presented
to the class about their findings.
6. Students in the audience will use a Google Doc to keep a record of all of
the household items that were tested and categorize them as acids, bases, or
neutral. Conflicting data will be analyzed at the end of the presentations
using the visual evidence gathered by the different groups.