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Final Presentation Guidelines

In order to make your speech professional, please follow these guidelines. This speech must correlate with
your presentation piece (Prezi, Powerpoint, etc). In addition, use the MLA format, stay away from “to be”
verbs and use transitions! If you take the small steps listed here, your speech will work itself out. THIS
COUNTS AS A MAJOR GRADE AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE.

Terminology. Use vocabulary
from your field in your essay.
Change. Show how things
change, and how you adapt to
those changes.
Use these guidelines to plan out your speech. You will need a PowerPoint, Prezi,
Animoto, etc. You will memorize your speech and your presentation MUST
consist: at least 3 pictures, including you and your mentor, your product, your
eportfolio website, and you MUST dress professionally the day of your
presentation! Each part of your speech below will take at least 2-3 minutes, so it
will add up to 14-21 minutes.
PART 1: THE BEGINNING.

_____ eportfolio Website. Introduce your audience to your website – all

Expectations. Explain what documents, including your final presentation should be on this site. You will
you did to meet the guidelines briefly walk your audience through this website before giving your final
of the course. presentation.

Good afternoon, my name is Esha Hafeez and today I will be presenting to you
all my final presentation about my final product and my mentorship at
Story. Focus on telling a story ChemQuest Chemicals. First, I would like to show you my website. One of the
about your journey through the requirements of the Independent Study and Mentorship (ISM) class is to
year, with ups, downs, comedy, maintain an online portfolio where I store all of my work. [Show tabs] I have my
tragedy, etc. mentor interview, project proposals, weekly journals, and all of the other work I
have completed. After this presentation, if you may like, you may browse my
website.
Sources. Drop little bits of
____ Hook and Introduction. Grab your listeners, explain who you are, your
information from your sources
goals, your future plans, who your mentor is, and a general overview of your
and your mentor throughout
project.
your speech.
So, a little bit about me—my name is Esha Hafeez, and I am a senior at Clear
Horizons Early College High School. My field of interest is chemical
Pictures. Make certain you engineering, and I am fortunate that I was able to get an experienced engineer
have included at least 3 pictures such as Mr. Parker. Because of him and the experience I have gained here at
in your presentation. CQC, I have decided to major in chemical engineering when I graduate and
intend to pursue a career in chemical engineering. My final product is a poster
about acid- base neutralization with a neutralization calculator. This poster will
explain how proper acid-base neutralization is important to not only chemical
Positive Attitude: Always keep
engineering field, but to other professions that are chemistry-related.
a positive attitude, look on the
bright side, and keep the glass _____ Story. Tell the story of how you came to be in ISM and how you decided
half full in your speech. on your topic and why.

ISM is a required class at Clear Horizons for juniors and seniors. A major
purpose of the class is to help students’ study in their field of interest and gain
Closing slide: has thank you to
experience. Throughout my high school journey, I was a bit unsure on what I
teacher, mentor, parents,
wanted to pursue in my life. In my junior year, I interned at a pharmacy, and I
bibliography.
enjoyed it very much, but I still wanted to explore other careers, so I decided to
intern with a chemical engineer, which I am extremely glad I did.
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PART 2: THE LESSONS.

_____ Research. Explain what you learned from your research for your project.
Think of at least 2 major sources, lessons, or discoveries you had this semester in
the process of working on your project this year.

Some of the information from this presentation is taken from outside sources and
will be cited correctly at the end.

For my project, I had to research about acids and bases and the characteristics of
common acids and bases to better understand the neutralization process. Not
only in chemical engineering, but in almost every chemistry-related profession,
acids and bases and their neutralization are extremely crucial. Generally, acids
are sour, have a pH of 0-6, and turn phenolphthalein to colorless. Common acids
in our lives are lemon juice, gastric acid, and vinegar. Bases, on the other hand,
are bitter, have a pH of 8-14, and turn phenolphthalein to a dark pink color.
Some common bases are soap and baking soda. To go into more depth, there are
two main theories regarding acids and bases. The first one is the Arrhenius
theory, which states that Acids dissolve in water to form hydrogen ions, H+ and
that bases dissolve in water to form hydroxide ions, OH-. The second theory is
the Bronsted-Lowry theory, which states that acids donate a hydrogen and bases
accept a hydrogen. Neutralization is when an acid and base combine to create a
pH of 6-8, which is neutrality. These two theories help explain how the
neutralization reaction occurs at a molecular level, which will help us determine
which acids and bases would be best suited for each other.

Another topic I had to research was the most common acids and bases used in a
laboratory, and according to Mr. Parker, sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid,
and sulfuric acid are most used. Sodium hydroxide is one of the strongest bases
that has a variety of concentrations available at a reasonable cost.

_____ Mentor Learning: Explain what you learned from your mentor. Be
positive! Explain all the great things (at least 2) your mentor helped you figure
out for your project throughout the course of the year and what he or she has
added to your project.

An important concept I learned from my mentor is the neutralization equation,

which is MV=MV.

Another concept I learned is titrations, which is the method of slowing adding a

reagent to a substance to neutralize it.

_____ Challenges: Explain at least 2 challenges that you faced and what you
learned, and you overcame these challenges. It is okay to talk about how worried
you were when it happened, but make sure you explain how you overcame,
adapted, or changed your methods to succeed with these challenges.

There were a couple of challenges I overcame through this journey. The first one
was choosing a project. Since I am very inexperienced, the dangers of creating
an actual product in the lab, and the concerns with confidentiality, we could not
choose a project until very recently, which delayed my progress. However, I
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ensured that I was flexible and worked extremely hard despite the time
constraint.

Another challenge I had to overcome is to successfully juggle an internship and

school simultaneously. Since I am a senior at an early college high school, I have
a heavy workload. However, I made sure that I managed my time wisely by
planning ahead of time.

PART 3: YOUR PROJECT

_____ Explanation of Product: Explain what you did for your project. What
was your product, what was your audience, how did things go? What will/did
your mentor or public get out of your project?

My project is a poster about acid-base neutralization that also accommodates a

calculator I made. The poster explains why proper neutralization is important,
which acid-base combinations are optimal for neutralization reactions to occur,
how to neutralize an acid or base, and a calculator where you can scan the QR-
code and enter the information you have, and the calculator will solve for the
variable that you are trying to find.

This poster is intended for chemists, professors, and students. The purpose of this
poster is to aid chemists in successfully conducting a neutralization reaction,
suggest which acids and bases are suited for each other, teach or remind chemists
of how to neutralize a base or acid, and educate students about acid-base
neutralization.

The first thing we had to do is collect data on what acid and base combinations
are the most efficient in neutralization reactions, so we had to experiment with
the common bases and acids, which are NaOH .5, .1, and 1 Normal, HCl, and
H2SO4. We have to see which acid for each of the base take the shortest volume
to neutralize it or get it to a pH around 6-8. So, we set up a titration system, filled
up 10 mL of each base and 75 mL of water. Then we put each beaker under each
acid and slowly added the acid until the pink color turned colorless, which
indicates that the solution has reached neutrality. This experiment helps chemist
determine which acid is best for the base that is given and how to neutralize an
acid or base.

The next part is the calculator, which is based on the neutralization equation.
Chemists can scan the QR-code, type in the information they already have, and
receive the information they need without manually solving for it.

Neutralization is important because a product needs to have the correct pH for its
performance to be exemplary. If it’s too acidic or basic, its performance will be
lacking.
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_____ Thanks and Benefits: Thank all the people you need to for your project
(include your mentor!), explain why, and explain how ISM will help you in the
future. Provide your mentor with a gift and card before you leave!

I would like to thank Ms. Kahlich, the ISM supervisor, for giving me an
opportunity such as ISM where I can explore different careers and help me
choose my future career path. Additionally, I would like to thank my mentor Mr.
Parker for giving me an opportunity to intern here at CQC, Mr. Andre, who
immensely helped me with my project, and everyone here at CQC for being so
nice to me. I will miss coming here every Friday! Thank you for listening to my
presentation.

Questions and Answers.

GUIDELINES

Video USB of presentation is due the following day after presentation.

You must find someone to film your presentation. Phones may not be used to record

Student MUST state, “Some of the information in this presentation comes from outside sources and will be
cited appropriately.”
The presentation should be memorized, well-planned, organized, polished, and interesting

Dress in professional attire, and neatly groomed

Be ready to start presentation at scheduled time

Be familiar with technology you are using

Student should greet mentor and evaluators by name when they arrive

Set out your sign in sheet for mentor, evaluators, friends, family, school staff, students

Mentor and at least 1 evaluator must attend and evaluate the presentation

The mentor’s evaluation is 40% of the grade and the second evaluator is 25% with the remaining 35% set aside for
the ISM Expo in December.

Student is responsible for finding evaluators. Evaluators must be professionals, and not family members/relatives

Once you have completed your presentation, you are finished with your internship.

Your presentation will count for as part of your FINAL EXAMINATION GRADE.

 Mentor Evaluation – 40%

 Second Evaluator – 25%
 Senior ISM Expo – 35%

Students MUST be dressed in business formal attire for this presentation.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Do not read your presentation from the screen, flashcards or from handouts – You Will MEMORIZE your
speech!
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Students will view other students presentations or practice presentations and peer evaluation (***teacher
discretion for details of this process***)
Do not use “um, like, and stuff”
Use good poise and posture
Project your voice to the audience, use good emphasis and pacing, have a confident speaking voice
Make eye contact with the audience. Be aware of audience response and adjust accordingly
Be aware of distracting nervous habits
Words on presentation should be visible and readable to the audience
Images and graphics on presentation should be good quality. Not blurred or pixilated

PRODUCT

Product should display imaginative, creative work

Should contain in-depth information

Should be student created