For this project, we created board games that incorporated specific elements of chemistry. We had to have at least a single replacement as well as a double replacement reaction, along with a reaction that has a gas in it, and a mechanical energy transfer. We also had to have a LED being lit. We made a spin off of Risk, which was renamed as Brisk.
Terms:
States of Matter: Liquid, solid, and gas. Also, includes aqueous, meaning a solid dissolved into a water. These are important for stating changes of matter
Chemical Equations: How to write the reactions. Due to Newton's Second Law of Matter, the two sides of the equation must have the same amount of matter on both sides, so all of the matter must be a product of the reactants. Also, the order of equations is reactants, yields (and catalyst), product.
Types of Reactions: Synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, and double replacement are the main reactions we focused on in our project. We only had single replacement and double replacement, which are described in our presentation.
Subatomic particles: Neutrons, protons, and electrons. These are the particles that make up an atom, which make up the molecules in our reactions. The electrons are important because they explain the bonds between molecules, and shows us how to balance out our equations.
Reactants: The element or compounds that are used to create the reaction.
Product: The element or compounds that are made from the reaction happening.
States of Matter: Liquid, solid, and gas. Also, includes aqueous, meaning a solid dissolved into a water. These are important for stating changes of matter
Chemical Equations: How to write the reactions. Due to Newton's Second Law of Matter, the two sides of the equation must have the same amount of matter on both sides, so all of the matter must be a product of the reactants. Also, the order of equations is reactants, yields (and catalyst), product.
Types of Reactions: Synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, and double replacement are the main reactions we focused on in our project. We only had single replacement and double replacement, which are described in our presentation.
Subatomic particles: Neutrons, protons, and electrons. These are the particles that make up an atom, which make up the molecules in our reactions. The electrons are important because they explain the bonds between molecules, and shows us how to balance out our equations.
Reactants: The element or compounds that are used to create the reaction.
Product: The element or compounds that are made from the reaction happening.
Reflection:
Our group was able to work so well together because of each individual. What I think I did well on was my improvisation. When something that needed to be done, I was able to do it ahead of time, and when it didn't work as planned, I could come up with solutions to it quickly. For example, the painting that we needed to be done didn't exactly have a plan on how it was going to look. So, while my group worked on the later, I went ahead and painted the landmass on our board. Another thing I think I did well on was my presenting. I had multiple slides with chemistry that was confusing to our audience, and was able to simplify the terms to make it easier to understand.
Things that didn't go so well for me was my communication throughout my group members and my time management. I struggle with communication because I'm more of an independent person. As an example, I would make a lot of extra things or grab items that weren't necessarily needed at the time, since I was planning ahead. The paint job could have been planned out better, and thus the giant green "forest" was made. This can simply be fixed over time; working with others will eventually make me more comfortable with sharing my ideas. My time management was also a challenge, since I have a tendency of leaving things last minute to be done. Like how our presentation had to be done by the presentation night, and we finished the day of. This caused a little set back, but I was able to crank it out and complete it in time. To fix this, I'll start by thinking of the things that need to be done instead of the stuff that I want to complete at the moment.
Our group was able to work so well together because of each individual. What I think I did well on was my improvisation. When something that needed to be done, I was able to do it ahead of time, and when it didn't work as planned, I could come up with solutions to it quickly. For example, the painting that we needed to be done didn't exactly have a plan on how it was going to look. So, while my group worked on the later, I went ahead and painted the landmass on our board. Another thing I think I did well on was my presenting. I had multiple slides with chemistry that was confusing to our audience, and was able to simplify the terms to make it easier to understand.
Things that didn't go so well for me was my communication throughout my group members and my time management. I struggle with communication because I'm more of an independent person. As an example, I would make a lot of extra things or grab items that weren't necessarily needed at the time, since I was planning ahead. The paint job could have been planned out better, and thus the giant green "forest" was made. This can simply be fixed over time; working with others will eventually make me more comfortable with sharing my ideas. My time management was also a challenge, since I have a tendency of leaving things last minute to be done. Like how our presentation had to be done by the presentation night, and we finished the day of. This caused a little set back, but I was able to crank it out and complete it in time. To fix this, I'll start by thinking of the things that need to be done instead of the stuff that I want to complete at the moment.