States of Matter

What are the different states of matter and what are some of the characteristics that make them different from each other. Name at least two characteristics for each of them.

Compare and Contrast

How does doing a science fair project compare to doing research in industry, a university, or in a research facility?

Did you know

Did you know that there is a study which says that students that have done science fair projects are in general better problem solvers. How does doing a science fair project help you to be a better problem solver and how does it show you how to use the scientific method?

Help

The sophomores are doing the WOW science this year just like all of you did last year. What was your favorite WOW science project from last year that you would like to see done this year?

After the first today of presentations did you walk away with an idea of something that you could have done differently to help improve your project. Even if you didn't go to day you should have an idea of something that you could use to make your project better.

Preview

Why is your science fair project the best? If you don't think your project is the best explain why.

Percent yield in the marketplace

Why is finding the percent yeild so important in industry?

Why

Why do we need to follow the law of conservation of mass when dealing with chemical reactions?

Connection to Biology

Your body uses vitamins and minerals to create chemical reactions within the human body. What does the vitamin B-12 do for the human body?

Stoichiometry

After doing your notes yesterday, how do you think this chapter on stoichiometry relates to the two chapter that we just finished?

What a test?

Chapter 11 in now over and how do you feel about the test your just took?

Mole Ratios

What is a mole ratio and why is it important when writing a chemical equation?

Pictures

In chapter 12 there are a lot of great pictures of reactions why don't you look them and tell me which one is your favorite?

Limiting vs Excess

What is the different between a limiting reactant and a excess reactant?

Stoichiometry

What is stoichiometry and is it really so important to have a whole chapter on it?

Who are these guys?

Who are Herman Kolbe and Felix Hoffman and what compound did they make?

Hydrates

How do we name a Hydrate?

What is this?

What is Combinatorial Chemistry and does it do?

Percent Composition

If you where able to guess how do you think that we would calculate the percent composition on a compound.