CHEMICALS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Your task is to find a single chemical that changed the world, for good or bad, and produce a power
point presentation about it. There are literally millions of chemicals to choose from throughout history
so please select one that you are interested in. This is to be done on your own and you must sign up for
your chemical so that there are no repeats. Your presentation should include, and you will be graded
on, the following:
Title
_____/5
Correct IUPAC chemical name
_____/5
Chemical structure (illustrated)
_____/10
History of discovery/synthesis
_____/30
Person(s) responsible for discovery/synthesis
_____/5
Explanation of how/why the chemical has changed the world
_____/45
Quality of presentation (original, well spoken, professional, etc.)
_____/40
Works cited
_____/10
Total
_____/150