7-2 Final Project: Report

CHM 101 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview The final project for this course is the creation of a report that discusses a chemical compound of your choice. You must select a compound through brainstorming with your class peers and with approval of your instructor. You must provide your motivation for choosing the compound, information about the compound, and at least one reaction involved in its production or use. You must also apply ideas learned throughout the course to provide insights about the properties and uses of the compound. The project is divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three and Five. The final submission will occur in Module Seven. In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes: * Describe energy flow, both kinetic and potential, in chemical systems * Identify states of matter * Explain chemical changes and bonding in relation to molecular behavior and energy * Classify matter, elements, compounds, and energy * Describe the properties of matter, including mass, solubility, and density Prompt In the final project, you will create a report about a compound that is of interest to you and explain the importance, properties, production, and other aspects of the compound. Ideally, you will choose a topic of interest drawn from your own real-life experiences. Include relevant tables and charts either in-text or as appendices. You must collect information about the compound from citable sources and complete the following: * Identify your motivation for choosing this compound (importance in a particular career, curiosity about an everyday compound, etc.) * Provide information about the physical properties of the compound * Provide information about the cost, extent of production, and use * Provide information about at least one chemical reaction involved in the production or use of the compound (type of reaction, heat of reaction, catalysts, safety considerations, etc.) * Include an analysis and interpretation of at least three aspects of this compound and/or its reactions with specific references to the class resources Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: * Introduction: * Include your choice of compound and why it was chosen. * Make a connection to your experiences. * Include a preview of what you hope to convey to the reader (this will include showing how the concepts in the class help you understand the information). * Compound Description: * Physical descriptionState of the compound and identifying characteristics. * Molecular descriptionProvide molecular weight, constituent elements, types of bonding, and polarity. * Properties descriptionProvide relevant properties such as solubility, density, state, and boiling/melting point. * UsageDescribe the usage including relevant energy flows. * Economic importanceInclude at least three years of recent information on the production and cost of the compound and indicate any trends. * Reaction Description: In this section, you will describe a reaction related to the production or use of the compound you have chosen. You must include the following: * Type of reactionDescribe the general class of reaction (combustion, acid/base, redox, etc.). * Heat of reactionProvide the amount of heat that must be added or removed from this reaction at the relevant temperature and whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic. * All products, reactants, and catalysts Include a balanced equation with all states of participants. * Special considerationsDocument the safe operating range of this reaction, safety considerations, and side reactions that may produce unwanted products. * Summary of other possible reactions Provide either another reaction to produce the compound or an alternate use and its reaction. * Class Connection: Using some of the ideas from the class resources and textbook, make quantitative/qualitative comparisons of the compound and/or the related reaction described earlier. These comparisons can be to different compounds/reactions or to the same compound/reaction at a different condition. Include references to the specific class week/resource or textbook section/chapter as appropriate. The following comparisons must be included: * Difference in stateHow does the compounds use change in a different physical state or when mixed with other compounds at different concentrations? * Difference in the reactivity of the compound with the reactivity of a similar compoundDoes more or less reactivity change the way in which it is used? * Change in the heat of reactionDiscuss the effects of changing the reaction temperature; for example, would the change make it unsafe, too slow, unstable, etc.? * Difference in the molecular weight of this compound compared to similar compoundsHow does this difference affect properties (e.g., solubility) to change the range of uses? * Conclusion: Summarize the key aspects of the properties/insights based on the content of your paper. Milestones Milestone One: Introduction ATTACHED(Section I) In Module Three, you will submit a draft of the Introduction (Section I) for instructor approval and feedback. Your draft should include all of the critical elements as listed above for the Introduction. Your introduction should be between 12 and 1 page in length. This milestone is graded with the Milestone One Rubric. Milestone Two: Compound Description, Reaction Description, Class Connection (Sections II, III, and IV) ATTACHED In Module Five, you will submit a draft of the Compound Description (Section II), Reaction Description (Section III), and Class Connection (Section IV) of the critical elements as listed above. The submission should be 4 pages in length (3 pages if tables and figures are omitted). This milestone is graded with the Milestone Two Rubric. Final Submission: Report In Module Seven, you will submit your report. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded using the Final Product Rubric. What to Submit Your report should be at least 5 pages (plus a cover page and references). This total includes tables and figures, but there should be a minimum of 4 pages if tables and figures are omitted. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. References should be cited in APA format.