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Polymer Webquests

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Polymer WebQuest #1

Option A: Go to the website:

Option B: Otherwise type in

• Then click on “Education and Resources” on the left side.

• Then scroll down and click on “Hands on Plastics”

• Then click on “Introduction to Plastics”

• Then find the link “Background Information for Students”

• Then read the “History of polymer and plastics for students.”

1) Complete the information for each plastic. Put the following “plastics” in order from the oldest (#1) to the most recent (#12).

|# |Polymer Name |Developed In |By |

|(1=oldest) | | | |

|(12=newest) | | | |

| |Rayon | | |

| |Silly Putty | | |

| |Cellophane | | |

| |Parkesine | | |

| |Nylon | | |

| |Bakelite | | |

| |Velcro | | |

| |Saran | | |

| |PVC | | |

| |Polyethylene | | |

| |Teflon | | |

| |Celluloid | | |

2) Click on “Education and Resources” on the left side.

• Scroll down and click on “Plastics 101”

• Find and click the link for “Plastics: The Basics.” Read the information on this page to help you complete each statement.

A) Plastics are ______________, which is something made of many ___________ similar to a chain. Each link in the chain is a basic unit usually made out of ______________, _______________, or _____________. To make the chain, many links or units are hooked or _________________ together.

B) Many common classes of polymers are composed of ______________________, which contain carbon and hydrogen. Name four elements that are also found in polymers.

__________________ __________________ __________________ ________________

C) What is the difference between thermoplastics and thermosets?

D)What are the general attributes of polymers?

- Polymers can be very resistant to __________________.

- Polymers can be both _______________ and _________________ insulator

Webquest #2

Use your favorite search engine (such as Google) to answer the following questions:

1) What is a polymer?

2) What are two molecules found in most polymers?

3) Name six synthetic polymers and give an example of each.

4) Name six natural polymers and where they are found.

5) Why is the motion in polymers s-l-o-w?



6) Level 1 – pick at store & write about 2 things you find there & the polymers

they are made from.

7) Level 2 – find the two polymers from Level I here- write the chemical formula

and 3 facts about each.

8) Level 3 – Follow the directions, write about what you learned & define 2

new vocabulary words!

9) Level 4 – Summarize 2 methods of making polymers.

10) Level 5 – Describe 2 methods of characterization of polymers

11) Level 6 – Answer 2 of the questions posed on this page.

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