Project Description:
For this project we were tasked with creating a board game that also incorporates the chemical reactions that we had been learning about in class. This board game would be similar to mouse trap or other similar games in that it would have one large rube goldberg like chain reaction at the end. For our project we decided to make a game where you answer questions to set collect marbles and set off the chain reaction. Our game had three tiers of questions, easy, medium, and hard, and where you landed on the board determined what level question you would receive. Once a player answered enough questions correctly they could set off the chain reaction. First, by pouring acetic acid into sodium bicarbonate, which was our production of a gas. Then our next reaction was neutralization reaction in which hydrochloric acid was neutralized, and finally our single displacement reaction was copper chloride dissolving aluminum to turn on the light at the end.
For this project we were tasked with creating a board game that also incorporates the chemical reactions that we had been learning about in class. This board game would be similar to mouse trap or other similar games in that it would have one large rube goldberg like chain reaction at the end. For our project we decided to make a game where you answer questions to set collect marbles and set off the chain reaction. Our game had three tiers of questions, easy, medium, and hard, and where you landed on the board determined what level question you would receive. Once a player answered enough questions correctly they could set off the chain reaction. First, by pouring acetic acid into sodium bicarbonate, which was our production of a gas. Then our next reaction was neutralization reaction in which hydrochloric acid was neutralized, and finally our single displacement reaction was copper chloride dissolving aluminum to turn on the light at the end.
Major Concepts:
Single Displacement Reaction- Where an element reacts with a compound and takes the place of another element in the compound. We used a single replacement reaction in the CuCl and aluminum reaction.
Double Displacement Reaction- A reaction in which two compounds switch cations and anions. Our project had a double displacement reaction when we neutralized the hydrochloric acid.
Production of a Gas- A production of a gas chemical reaction is any chemical reaction that produces a gas such as oxygen or carbon dioxide. Out project used this chemical reaction with baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and vinegar (acetic acid) to fill up a balloon and tip a lever.
Single Displacement Reaction- Where an element reacts with a compound and takes the place of another element in the compound. We used a single replacement reaction in the CuCl and aluminum reaction.
Double Displacement Reaction- A reaction in which two compounds switch cations and anions. Our project had a double displacement reaction when we neutralized the hydrochloric acid.
Production of a Gas- A production of a gas chemical reaction is any chemical reaction that produces a gas such as oxygen or carbon dioxide. Out project used this chemical reaction with baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and vinegar (acetic acid) to fill up a balloon and tip a lever.
Reflection:
This project was a very enjoyable one for me. It reminded me a lot of the first project that we ever did in STEM, which was the rube goldberg project, and you can find that under the 9th grade tab. The major difference though was that this project, instead of using physics properties, used chemical ones. As well as the project was based around a board game so it was something that audience members could directly participate in. I think that our group did really well with being flexible. We had multiple designs before we came up with our final one and everyone contributed to making those changes and working with the new ideas. Another thing that our group did well was that we divided up our tasks. We had everyone in the group doing something productive the whole time we worked on the project; while we did have all of these good things we did there were a few that we could have done better. Our group definitely struggled with time, because of all of the changes that we were constantly making we finished our project at the very last minute. Another pit for this project is that we had some disagreement about where to take this. We were all a little confused on how exactly to incorporate a rube golberg machine into a board game so we had a few disagreements on what to do, but in the end it was all sorted out and we were all pleased with the final results of our game.
This project was a very enjoyable one for me. It reminded me a lot of the first project that we ever did in STEM, which was the rube goldberg project, and you can find that under the 9th grade tab. The major difference though was that this project, instead of using physics properties, used chemical ones. As well as the project was based around a board game so it was something that audience members could directly participate in. I think that our group did really well with being flexible. We had multiple designs before we came up with our final one and everyone contributed to making those changes and working with the new ideas. Another thing that our group did well was that we divided up our tasks. We had everyone in the group doing something productive the whole time we worked on the project; while we did have all of these good things we did there were a few that we could have done better. Our group definitely struggled with time, because of all of the changes that we were constantly making we finished our project at the very last minute. Another pit for this project is that we had some disagreement about where to take this. We were all a little confused on how exactly to incorporate a rube golberg machine into a board game so we had a few disagreements on what to do, but in the end it was all sorted out and we were all pleased with the final results of our game.