ChemistryPBL

OverallExplanation:Studentgroupsweregivenarticlesshowingthegoodorthebadofsomething,likebug
spray,anddebatedwhetheritwasgoodorbad.Theythenbrainstormedwayschemistryisaroundthem,
andgroupedtheirideasintocategories.Studentschosethetoptwocategoriesthattheywereinterestedin
exploring.Weworkedtocreateheterogeneousgroupswhilekeepingstudentsinoneoftheirtoptwo
interests.Studentgroupsthencameupwithonequestionwithinthatcategorythattheywouldexplore.
Contenthelpfultoallstudentswastaughtthroughflippedhomeworkvideos.Classtimewasspentdoing
labsbasedonthosethingsneededbyallstudents,withoneofthequestionsstudentswereinvestigating
typicallyhighlightedbyinclasslabs.Classtimewasalsospentwithstudentgroupsresearchingand
developingproducts.Studentshadanopenpresentationforumattheendoftheproject.

Desired Results
Established Goals:

Beabletoapplyunderstandingthatpuresubstanceshavecharacteristicphysicalandchemical
propertiesandaremadefromasingletypeofatomormolecule

Understandings:
Structure and Properties of matter
Pure substances have characteristic
physical and chemical properties and are
made from a single type of atom or
molecule

Chemical Reactions
states of matters and changes between
states, that chemical reactions involve
regrouping of atoms to form new
substances, and that atoms rearrange
during chemical reactions

Engineering
the design and the process of
optimization in engineering to chemical
reaction systems

EssentialQuestions
Howdoatomicandmolecularinteractions
explainthepropertiesofmatterthatwesee
andfeel?

StudentgroupschoosetheirownEssential
question.Examples:
Whatcommonlyuseditemsaroundyou
areactuallypoisonous?
CouldIimprovemybodychemistrytofeel
better?
WhatchemistryoccurswhenIcook?

CouldIcreatepollutionfreefires?
HowsafearethedrugsmyfamilyandI
use?
Canwedesignthephysicalandchemical
propertieswewant/needintothematerials
(plastics,ceramics,metalalloys)weuse
andbuildwith?

Coulddesigningabetterbatterysavethe
planet?
Whataboutthefuelfortheenginesaround
us?
Couldanunderstandingofchemistryand
themakermovementlead

Knowledge:
Keyterms
acid,alkalimetal,alloy,atom,atomicnumber,
base,catalyst,chemicalbond,chemicalequation,
chemicalformula,chemicalreaction,chemistry,
closedsystem,coefficient,colloid,combustion,
compound,concentration,covalentbond,dilute
solution,doublebond,electrondotdiagram,
electron,element,endothermicreaction,enzyme,
exothermicreaction,family,group,halogen,
hydrocarbon,hydrogenion,ion,ionicbond,
isomer,metallicbond,neutrons,

LawvsTheory

Elementsandatoms
Howtheperiodictableworks
Ionicbonds
Covalentbonds
Metallicbonds

Observingchemicalchange
Describingchemicalreactions
Controllingchemicalreactions

Understandingsolutions
Concentrationandsolubility
Describingacidsandbases
Acidsandbasesinsolution

Do:

1. Developmodelstodescribetheatomic
compositionofsimplemoleculesand
extendedstructures
2. Analyzeandinterpretdataontheproperties
ofsubstancesbeforeandafterthe
substancesinteracttodetermineifa
chemicalreactionhasoccurred
3. Gatherandmakesenseofinformationto
describethatsyntheticmaterialscome
fromnaturalresourcesandimpactsociety
4. Developamodelthatpredictsand
describeschangesinparticlemotion,
temperature,andstateofapuresubstance
whenthermalenergyisaddedorremoved
5. Developanduseamodeltodescribehow
thetotalnumberofatomsdoesnotchange
inachemicalreactionandthusmassis
conserved
6. Undertakeadesignprojecttoconstruct,
test,andmodifyadevicethateither
releasesorabsorbsthermalenergyby
chemicalprocesses.

Assessment Evidence

Formative:
Pretest
Checksforunderstanding
Discussions
Quizzes
Keypoints/muddiestpoints
Exitslips
FrequentlyreferringbacktoKWL
board
Surveysaboutwherestudentsareatin
theirunderstandings
Graphingactivities
Peerassessments
Summative:(&criteriaforassessment)
PBLProject
Collaboration
Criticalthinking
Presentation
Problem/Product
Journal
Keeparecordofyouruseof21st
centuryskills,problemsolving,and
projectmanagement.Youlluseitat
theendtowriteashortselfreport
abouthowyouperformedonthis
project


Learning Plan
ScopeandSequence
5days,
80minutes
Milestone Activities
Includereflectionatendofeachsegmenthow
doeswhatyouyouvedonethisweekrelateto
thecontentfortheweekandthebiggerquestion
Week1&2
Understanding:
Structuresand
Propertiesof
matter

Do:#4
Content:
Physicalandchemical
propertiesofmatter

Communication&peer
review

Project:
Introandchoose
questiontoinvestigate

Detailsandactionplan

CriticalThinkinglesson

Createproductrubric
Guidedinstruction:(possibleactivities)
Matter
Propertiesofmatter
Chemicalvsphysicalproperties

HWVideos
Video1
Video2
Video3

Formativeassessment:
Actionplan

Week3&4
Understanding:
Structuresand
Propertiesof
matter

Do:#1&3
Content:
Elementinfo

Howtheperiodictable
works

Project:
Identifyandmeetwith
anexpert

Gatherandinterpretdata

Formative
assessment:
Explainingtheproject
andtheactionplantothe
expertandgettingtheir
feedback&sharing
feedback
Guidedinstruction:(possibleactivities)
Video1PT&familiesintro,symbol/name
Gameelement/compound/whichone
Aurasmaintroandpickoutofahat

Video2Protons,neutrons,electron
Classcalculationpractice(20min),
ions/isotopes(10min),advancedcalculation
practice(20min)

Video3Diffbetweenlawandtheory
Class
10mincalculationpractice
Historyofatomresearch

Video4HowtodrawaLewisDotStructure
Video5Bondtypes,Valenceelectrons

Class

Finishresearch

Chooseatleastone
investigationtoconduct
Researchanelementoftheperiodictable&
Aurasmafyit
Include:elementinfo,model(Bohr),
discoveryinfo,uses,processesto
createorrefineit,familyand
characteristicsoffamily

Week5&6
Understanding:
Chemical
reactions

Do:#2&5
Content:
Observing,describing,
controllingchemical
reactions

Project:
Continuetogatherand
interpretdata

Askandexplore
additionalquestions
Guidedinstruction:(possibleactivities)
Video
Chemicalequations

Video
Types
synthesis,degradation,replacement
ClassLabexamples
Fastreactionexamples.Eachofthefollowing
canbedoneinunder10minuteseach.

SynthesisSuperglue(drybox,room,water)
DegredationCaCO3+acid>CaO+CO2
{CO2andoceanacidification}
ReplacementCopperwiresilvernitrate
Questionforeach
>Whatisevidenceofchemicalreaction?
>Whatevidencedoyouhaveforthereaction
typestatedforeachstation.

Video
ReactionRate
reactantsaslimitingfactorpipetterockets(fill
pipetteswithvolumesofhydrogenandoxygen)
heatglowsticks(lettingglowstickssitin
differenttemperaturewatersfor1015min)
surfacearea:Mentos

Video
Energyofactivation
catalysts/enzymes
H2O2Labifwecangetenzyme.

Video
Fire
FireSuficationwith4airvolumes.
Graphextinguishtimes?

Formativeassessment:
1. Explain what youve done on your action plan. You
should be gathering and interpreting data
Are you ahead, behind, or on track?
Is each person meeting their deadlines?
What adjustments need to be made?
2. What new questions have come up from your
investigation? Can you investigate them? How?
3. Carry out at least one investigation
4. KWL chart
Week7&8
Understanding:
Chemical
reactions

Do:#5
Content:
Naturalchemicalsto
syntheticproducts
plastics&drugs

Solutions,acidsand
bases

Project:
Developandevaluate
solutionsorbuild
evidenceforanswers

Meetagainwithexpert
Guidedinstruction:(possibleactivities)

Formativeassessment:
1. Develop and evaluate solutions or build evidence
for answers.
2. Meet again with your expert.
3. KWL chart
4. Put together your presentation
Week9
Showoffweek!
Presentproduct

Reflectonlearning,design,processandproduct

Incorporatingothersubjects
Math
Collectingandreportingdata,balancingequations
LA Formallabreportforfinalproject
SS Historyofelementanddiscovery
FineArts Aurasmafyanelement

Bloom's revised


Level one- Knowing/remembering
focus lessons, guided practice


Level two- understanding/applying/analyzing
Collaborative


Level three-
evaluation/synthesizing/creating
Independent tasks


How will it be taught? How will it be assessed?
Communication
Info Fluency

Learning and Classroom Interventions

Low level modifications
Heterogeneous grouping
Advance work on key terms and knowledge
concepts
graphic organizers, word banks, written
directions, sentence starters, 3 paragraph
vs. 4 paragraph.

High level modifications
Choice and increased expectations
Create a website compiling resources and
learnings


EAL modifications
Diagrams
Explicitly teach how to watch a video with
note-taking templates for videos
Scaffolding formal lab report
Graphic organizer for research
Add picture column to vocab chart
Highlight words you dont understand in
reading - teacher identifies 5-10 to look up
Have them take lower end research tasks
Practice presentations

Resources

Whatpoisonsarein
yourhouse/around
youandwhataffect
doesithaveon
morbidityrates?
Poisonblogwhatpoisonisinyourhouse?
Whatshouldyou
knowaboutthe
causesoffireand
howtopreventafire?
Buildaclosedreactionchamber
O2Generator:
http://www.teachengineering.org/collection/wsu_/activities/ws
u_oxygen_hydrogen_activity1/oxygen_generator2.pdf
H2Generator:
http://www.teachengineering.org/collection/wsu_/activities/ws
u_oxygen_hydrogen_activity1/hydrogen_generator.pdf
Whatchemical
processesoccurin
mybody?
Organiccompounds
DigestionandpH
products(beauty,water,etc)
Whataboutthe
enginesaroundus?
Howdoaninternalcombustionengineemissionsaffectair
quality?
Howdoesafuelcellwork?
Whatchemistry
occurswhencooking
occurs?
NotebyNotecooking
PeanutBrittle
http://www.chymist.com/cooking.html
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/highs
chool/chemistryclubs/activities/foodcookingchemistry.html
http://www.scienceweek.ie/features/archivedfeaturearticles/
chemistryofcooking.html
http://lifehacker.com/howtoimproveyourhomecookingwit
hthepowerofscie511405909

Drugchemistry

Materialscience

Generalresources TheAtomicDatingGame
DK publishing
Morfo
Amazing Chemistry
IXL
http://www.nclark.net/Chemistry
Videos
BasicIntro:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzpqsEAqfg
ReactiveMetals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m55kgyApYrY&list=PLB2
D2819E493B9749
Transition:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CQcRa1HiKI
NonMetals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CQcRa1HiKI
NobleGases
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAeXSatSo9Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1mQNGVx0A

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/chemistry.html

Whataresignsthatindicateachemicalreactionmaybe
takingplace?
Mission:Reaction
TheColorofMoney
Pipetterockets
Electrolysis
Gasevolutionexperiments



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