SNC2D Chemistry Research Project

Task
Complete an independent research to answer an interesting question that involves a chemical
reaction AND the environment and to produce a powerpoint/prezi etc. describing it.

Possible topics: acid rain, oil spills (and their clean up), burning of fossil fuels, neutralizing acid
spills, renewing the Great Lakes, scrubbing smokestack emissions

Your presentation must contain:

(a) Title (a catchy/creative title)

(b) A description of the reaction, how it links to the environment, when/where it
can be found or used, and other interesting information about it
(IN YOUR OWN WORDS!)
(c) Word Equation describing your reaction.
(d) Balanced Chemical Equation.
(e) The type of chemical reaction (synthesis, decomposition, single displacement,
double displacement, neutralization).
(f) Variety of pictures showing illustrating the reaction
(g) A list of the website or books which you used in your research of the reaction
(Bibliography)

DUE DATE: Tuesday May 11th 2021!!

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Evaluation and Assessment

C1. Analyze a variety of safety and environmental issues associated with chemical reactions, including
the ways in which chemical reactions can be applied to address environmental challenges.

Evaluation Rubric NAME: ________________________________________

TOPIC: ______________________________

Category I R Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

The pamphlet has little The pamphlet has The pamphlet has all of The pamphlet has all of
Content – of the required half of the required the required the required information
information.(1) information.(2) information.(3) and some additional
Accuracy information.(4)
Did not submit Fails to meet
Knowledge and The pamphlet
work or did not standard for The pamphlet The pamphlet The pamphlet
demonstrates little
Understanding do the required passing grade demonstrates some demonstrates a strong demonstrates a deep
understanding of the
10 marks task.
chemical reaction.(1)
understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the
chemical reaction.(2) chemical reaction.(3) chemical reaction.(4)
Many errors in content
Several errors in Few or no errors in Little or no errors in
content. content.(1) content.(2)

Poor analysis of Decent analysis of Good analysis of Excellent analysis of

information, deciding information, deciding information, deciding information, deciding
what is important and what is important and what is important and what is important and
what is not important what is not important what is not important(2) what is not important
Use of Did not submit Fails to meet (1) (3)
information work or did not standard for Few interesting facts Some interesting Moderate amount of
[Thinking and do the required passing grade (1) facts (1) interesting facts (3) Significant amount of
Inquiry] task. interesting facts (3)
10 marks Few required elements Some required Most required elements
present (1) elements present (1) present (1) All required elements
present (2)
Information supported Information Information supported
with few references supported with some with several references Information supported
references (1) (at least 3) (1) with many references (3
or more) (2)

Many Spelling and Some spelling and Few Spelling and Barely any Spelling and
Attractiveness Grammar errors Grammar errors (1) Grammar errors (2) Grammar errors (3)
and Organization Uses scientific Uses scientific Uses scientific Uses scientific
terminology with limited terminology with terminology with an terminology with high
degree of accuracy and some degree of appropriate degree of degree of accuracy and
[Communication] Did not submit Fails to meet effectiveness. (1) accuracy and accuracy and effectiveness (4)
18 marks work or did not standard for effectiveness.(2) effectiveness (3)
do the required passing grade The pamphlet’s has
task. The pamphlet’s The pamphlet’s has The pamphlet’s has attractive formatting, is
formatting and adequate formatting, attractive formatting, is in point form and has
organization of material is in point form and is in point form and has very well organized
are confusing. somewhat organized. organized information. information. (4)
Information is not in (2) (3)
point form.(1) The pamphlet’s
The pamphlet’s The pamphlet’s communicates relevant
The pamphlet’s communicates communicates relevant information
communicates irrelevant information appropriately and
irrelevant information, information, or appropriately to the effectively to the
and communicates communicates intended audience.(3) intended audience.(4)
inappropriately to the inappropriately to the
intended audience.(1) intended audience. The graphics go well
(2) with the text, but there The graphics go well
The graphics do not go are so many or are with the text, and there
with the accompanying The graphics go well inappropriate that they is a good mix of text
text or appear to be with the text but there distract from the text.(2) and graphics.(3)
chosen randomly. are too few.(1)

Comments:
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Total Mark out of 38 =