HENDERSON GRADE RECOVERY PROJECT: Will replace lowest Quiz grade. (we can
discuss other options). DUE Tuesday May 14. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!
ABC Book of CHEMISTRY
**MUST BE COLORFUL AND CREATIVE ( -20pts for no color/creativity)
You are an author who has been asked to write an ABC children’s book about Chemistry. As
you create this ABC book you must address the following (other topics may be included, but
these have to be included as well):
 Moles
 Stoichiometry
 States of Matter
 Balancing Equations
 Physical and Chemical
 Naming formulas
Properties
 Acids/Bases
 The Periodic Table
Requirements:
1. All letters of the alphabet must be used. For each letter, A-Z, you will come up with a
word or phrase that we’ve learned this year that goes with that letter.
2. Each page must have a letter and a picture. The picture may be illustrated by
hand, or may be found on the internet.
3. In addition to the letter and picture, each student must provide the
information about chemistry that is represented by that letter and be tied into one or more
of the seven themes listed above.
4. DO NOT put more than one letter of the alphabet on a page.
5. This project can be done as a powerpoint, a prezi, an actual booklet, or if you have
another idea run it by me first!
***YOU CANNOT USE MORE THAN 3 ELEMENTS/COMPOUNDS FOR
LETTERS***
Example:
O
O is for oxygen. Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 on the periodic table. It is a
highly reactive nonmetallic element that readily forms compounds with almost all other
elements. A notable use of O2 is as a low-pressure breathing gas used in modern space suits,
RUBRIC:
CATEGORY 4
3
2
1
Layout of
Pages
Pages include all
required elements and
space is used very well.
Pages are pleasing to
the eye.
Pages are missing 1
required element, or
either space is not
used well or the
layout is hard to
read.
Pages are missing 2
required elements or
pages are hard to
read due to layout.
Pages have no
required elements or
layout is difficult to
read.
Ideas and
Details
All ideas are
scientifically correct
(26).
Most ideas are
scientifically
correct.(>20)
Some ideas are
scientifically correct
(>15)
Few ideas are
scientifically correct
(14 or less)
Use of
Alphabet
All 26 letters of the
alphabet are included
and in proper order.
At least 24 letters of
the alphabet are
included and in
proper order.
At least 22 letters of
the alphabet are
included and in
proper order.
Less than 20 letters
of the alphabet are
included in proper
order.
Illustration
Book contains all 26 or
more drawings
Book contains
between 15-24
drawings
Book contains
between 5-15
drawings
Book contains
between 0-5
drawings
Spelling and
grammar
The book has no errors,
corrections or erasures
and is easily read. It
appears the student
spent a lot of effort
getting things just right.
Capitalization,
punctuation, and
spelling are mostly
correct. (2-4 errors)
Capitalization,
punctuation, and
spelling are
somewhat correct.
(5-7 errors)
Capitalization,
punctuation, and
spelling make the
text hard to read. (8
or more errors)
20/20
19/20
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11/20
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7/20
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4/20
3/20
2/20
1/20
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