Name _____________________________________ Period ______ Date ____________
PROJECT: CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS
Date Assigned: Thursday, February 27
Date Due: Thursday, April 3
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.
Make sure you cut out the front of the label so that the product can be identified.
Mount each label neatly on a clean sheet of white paper and number them from
1 to 20 (or more). Two points will be deducted for each missing label.
2. You may use any food product and/or any of the following:
a. over the counter medicines (this includes vitamins)
b. pet products
c. toiletries/personal hygiene products
d. cleaning products
e. gardening/home improvement products
f. drinks (including dry mixes)
g. slim fast or diet food labels
h. candies/snacks
i. any item with chemical compounds listed
j. You may not use single elements. They must be compounds!
3. From these 20 labels (or more) you must find at least 35 different chemical
compounds on them that you recognize. You will write the chemical
formulas and the chemical names using the rules from our notes for chapters 7
and 8, on the paper you mounted the label. You must underline the name of
each compound on the label.
4. Please number the chemical compounds sequentially from 1 to 35 throughout
the project. For example, if label one has three compounds numbered 1 through
3, then label two’s compounds will start on number 4. Any duplication of
compounds will result in a 5 point deduction per duplication.
5. Some companies provide ambiguous or unconventional chemical names to
protect trade secrets. If you choose to use these compounds, you must provide
each possible standard way of naming and writing these chemical formulas.
Example one:
Tin chloride would be written as:
Tin (II) chloride / Stannous chloride
SnCl2
AND Tin (IV) chloride / Stannic chloride
SnCl4
Example two:
Dipotassium phosphate would be written as:
Potassium phosphate
K3PO4
OR
Potassium hydrogen phosphate
K2HPO4
6. Hole punch all papers and place in a 3-prong report folder or small ring binder.
7. Include a decorated cover page with a title, your name, date, and period (5
points).
8. 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).
The numbering system for the labels and compounds should correspond to the
numbering system used within the project.
9. You will be graded on accuracy (2 points for each chemical compound = 70
points) and neatness (10 points).
10. No LATE projects will be accepted. Any illness must be accompanied by a
doctor’s note and the excused green slip. Projects must be turned in on the day
you return from the absence. If you have a partner, the project must be turned
in on the due date.
11. The project will count as ONE TEST GRADE!
12. Go to my webpage on the Windsor Forest Website to view samples of this
project.
13. If the entire project is typed (correctly!) you will receive 5 bonus points.
14. If the entire project is creatively/meaningfully decorated you will receive 5
bonus points.
Please sign and date this document and include it with your project.
I, ___________________________ (print your name), have read the project on chemical
compounds and understand what is expected of me. I also understand that I have
approximately 4 weeks of school AND one week of vacation time to complete the
assigned project.
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Student Signature
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Date
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Parent Signature
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Date
Example page:
You may use medicines
(this includes vitamins)
Example2:
You may use toiletries
Examples:
- toothpaste
- lotion
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mouthwash
soap
shampoo
makeup
shaving cream