Name ____________________________
Period __________
Unit 1 Scientist’s Tools Mini Project
Purpose: To apply the Unit 1 Objectives in a real world manner.
Procedure:
1. Locate a quantitative scientific fact that expresses a very large or small amount. It must have
units of either length, mass, time, volume, moles, or joules.
2. If it was given in scientific notation, change it to ordinary notation. If it was given to you in
ordinary notation, change it into scientific notation.
3. Find a picture that relates to the scientific fact.
4. Create a word problem converting the unit of your quantitative, scientific fact to a different unit.
5. Solve the problem showing work using dimensional analysis.
6. Express your answer in correct number of significant figures and units.
Presentation: See example on back.
1. Place all of the above on a sheet of 8 x 10 copy paper or cardstock paper. It can be colored.
2. The value of scientific fact should be in ordinary notation at the top of the paper with the
number in scientific notation in parentheses beneath it.
3. List the scientific fact and follow it with a picture underneath it
4. The word problem you created will be written underneath the picture.
5. Work in dimensional analysis form will follow.
6. Your answer will be boxed in.
Rubric on how it will be scored: (50 points)
What I’m looking for
Quantitative scientific fact
Presentation of fact in scientific
notation/ordinary notation
Related picture
Word Problem
Showing the work for the word
problem in dimensional analysis
Answer in proper significant figures
and units
Creativity & Neatness
Possible Points
5 points (Bonus: 5 pts if not
duplicated in any of the
classes)
10 points
10 points
5 points
10 points
5 points
5 points
Earned Points
Example (you cannot use this one)
.000000000000000000000000000000910938291 kg
(9.10938291 × 10-31 kilograms)
THE MASS OF AN ELECTRON
Picture is to be placed here!
Convert the mass of electron in kilograms into grams.
9.10938291x 10-31 kg X 1000g =
1 kg
9.10938291 x 10-28 g