Chapters 6 Tic Tac Toe Menu
Students may choose three of the nine mini-projects below to complete individually for a test grade for this chapter. The miniprojects must be in squares that form a tic-tac-toe, such as a row, a column or a diagonal line. All mini-projects must be turned in no
later than 6 March, 2015.
LATE tic-tac-toe projects will lose one letter grade per late day.
Cite all sources. Any questions, confusions or comments must be directed to Ms. Ball.
Sing
Post It!
Put It Together
Write original lyrics for an original or
Do some research about table sugar,
On the wiki, find the Worksheet for this
borrowed tune on any of the topics your
using the internet, books or journals.
square and complete the questions on it.
notes for Chapter 6. Record yourself
Make a poster showing the structural
You will be performing the crossovers to
performing your song. The song should
formula of the table sugar molecule,
create compounds, ionically. Use your
last at least 90 seconds and must be
labeling each element and identifying how notes and read the instructions carefully.
submitted as an mp3 or mp4 file. It may
many atoms of that element are found in
Show me the steps of the crossovers in
be emailed to Ms. Ball, or submitted on a
the molecule. Write a few sentences
your work.
flash drive. Lyrics must be presented
explaining why structural models are
printed out. Must be G-rated and contain
important.
the student’s voice.
Criss Cross, Applesauce
Draw It!
Fix It!
Conduct research to find out what the
Nitrogen in the Earth’s atmosphere is in
Complete the CrissCross worksheet on the
Octet Rule is and how it is used to draw
the form of N2. But, for nitrogen to be
wikispaces. There are instructions on the
Lewis Structures. Write the steps for
accessible and useful, it must be in the
worksheet and three questions to
drawing Lewis Structures. Draw Lewis
ammonium form or the nitrate form. This
complete showing understanding.
structures for two ionic compounds and
is called fixing nitrogen. Nitrogen fixation
two covalent compounds. Cite sources
happens in bacteria and also through
and bring your Steps and your drawings to
lightning strikes and the Haber-Bosch
class.
process. Research these examples of
nitrogen fixation. Create a poster that
illustrates each process and explains why
nitrogen fixation is so important to plants
and other organisms. Cite sources.
Define
The Name’s The Thing
Grow it!
Create a series of vocab flashcards for the
On the wiki, find the worksheet for this
Research how to grow rock candy at
eight vocab words from Sections 1 &2 in
square of the TTT and complete it. There
home and set it up. Be sure to add a few
this chapter (page 209). Use color
are notes and instructions to help you.
drops of food coloring to the super
purposefully and include a drawing on the Show each step of naming the compounds
saturated solution so your candy comes
definition side of each card. The drawings
in your answers.
out with some color. Use a magnifying
must be hand-drawn by you.
glass or a microscope to examine and
Cite any quoted definitions with a page
draw the crystals. Bring the crystals that
number of the text, or the online site.
you grow to class, accompanied by your
drawings and the procedure you followed
to grow your crystals.
RUBRIC
Sing
Post It!
Song lyrics are original to the
student, relevant to the
chapter and G-rated.
9
Song is recorded in the
student’s own voice, lasts at
least 90 seconds, and is in an
easily accessible format.
Submitted on time
9
2
Criss Cross Applesauce
Put It Together
Poster shows structural formula for
table sugar, labels the elements
involved and identifies how many
atoms of each element are in the
molecule.
Sentences explain the importance of
structural formulas.
8
Worksheet is complete, showing
all the steps of each question
12
8
Worksheet is correct.
6
Sources Cited
2
Submitted on time
2
Submitted on time
2
Draw It!
Fix It!
Worksheet is complete, showing
work.
12
Steps for Lewis Structures are
correctly written out.
5
Worksheet is correct
6
5
Submitted on time
2
Two ionic compounds are correctly
drawn as Lewis Structures
Two covalent compounds are correctly
drawn as Lewis Structures
Sources cited
Submitted on time
Define
5
3
2
The Name’s the Thing
Eight Flashcards from Sections 1 & 2
in this chapter.
5
Color is used with purpose, not just
to decorate.
Each flashcard has an illustration
that is hand-drawn and makes sense
on the card.
Sources cited
Submitted on time
5
The importance of nitrogen
fixation is explained.
Sources cited
Submitted on time
5
5
3
2
Grow It!
12
5
Worksheet is complete, showing all
steps of the naming process for each
compound
Worksheet is correct
5
Submitted on time
2
3
2
Bacteria fixation, lightning fixation
and Haber-Bosch fixation are
explained.
All three processes are illustrated.
6
Crystals made by the student are
made correctly according to rock
crystal making methods.
Crystals are drawn carefully and
correctly.
Procedure followed is included in
submission
5
Submitted on time
2
5
5