Chemical Compounds Project



Chemical Compounds Project

Objective: Students will become better acquainted with the writing and naming of chemical compounds and the use of chemicals in everyday life in foods and products that are used in the home.

Instructions:

1. Neatly cut out a minimum of 20 original labels from foods and products you use everyday including the ingredients and the name/brand of the product. Mount each label neatly on a clean sheet of white paper and number them from 1 to 20 (or more). 2 points will be deducted for each missing label!

2. You may use any item with chemical compounds listed: medicines (this includes vitamins), pet products, toiletries, cleaning products, candy, etc.

3. From these 20 labels (or more) you must find 35 different chemical compounds that you recognize. You will write the chemical formulas and the chemical names. You must underline the name of each compound on the label.

Example: calcium carbonate -- CaCO3

4. Include a table of contents that gives the name/brand of each product label and a list of all chemical names and formulas you used for that label. The numbering system for the labels and compounds must correspond to the numbering system used within the project.

No LATE projects will be accepted. These are due Wednesday, January 14th, 2015.

The project will count as A SPECIAL PROJECTS GRADE WORTH 100 POINTS!

You will be graded on accuracy: 2 points for each compound (written name and chemical formula) = 70 points.

Include a table of contents that gives the name/brand of each product label and a list of all chemical names and formulas you used for that label (15 points).

Include a decorated cover page with a title, your name, date, and period. (5 points)

Hole punch all papers and place in a folder with brads, or a small ring binder. You may use a portfolio as well…no holes necessary for those. ( (10 points)

Your project should be assembled BEFORE you get to class, or you will receive a zero.

Checklist for completion:

_____ The ingredient is underlined in the label. You have 35 different compounds

underlined.

_____ Any duplication of compounds will result in a 5-point deduction per duplication.

_____ Number each chemical compound sequentially from 1 to 35.

_____ Include a table of contents that gives the name/brand of each product label and a

list of all chemical names and formulas you used for that label

_____ Cover and Title Page

_____ You have at least 20 labels.

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