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Chemistry Research Project
(Presentations are scheduled for
January 17th, 2006 or later)
Honors Chemistry, Mr. Rivas
The Project
• Projects are individual
• Project is worth 10% of your overall
semester grade.
• Project’s material: Summary report, poster,
and PowerPoint presentation are due on
January 17th, 2004
• Presentations will begin on January 17th.
• Your main source of research must be the
Internet
Components
1. You will conduct research on a chemistry topic
agreed upon with the teacher.
2. The results of your research will be summarized in
a four-page report (double space).
3. You will prepare a poster showing information
related to your research.
4. You will make a 5 minutes presentation covering
the summary of your research.
5. A 6-slides (minimum) PowerPoint presentation
must be part of your presentation.
TOPICS
• A list of suggested topics will be provided.
• Students will choose the topics on a first
come first serve basis.
• Topics cannot be duplicated.
• Topic of other sciences are acceptable
provided that they have a strong chemistry
component.
The Report
• It must be a four-page report typed double
space.
• Grammar and spelling will be taken into
account for the grading.
• The text must be your own summary of the
research conducted.
• Internet material used in your research must
be attached to your report.
The Poster
• All posters must be of the same standard
size: 22inx28in in Landscape orientation.
Posters in Portrait format are not acceptable.
• Poster must contain a balance of text,
pictures, drawing, and/or graphics.
• Since these poster will be displayed in the
school premises, they must be of excellent
quality and easy to read.
• Artifacts, such as models or samples may be
included in the poster.
The Presentation
• This will be a five-minute presentation of
the essence of the research findings.
• The student audience must be given the
chance to ask questions regarding the topic.
• Presenter may used cue cards of his/her
poster during the delivery in addition to the
Power Point presentation.
The PowerPoint Presentation
• The presentation must contain a minimum
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of six and a maximum of twelve slides.
It must contain text and graphics/pictures.
Movies, animated gifs, appropriate sounds
of music are all acceptable and desirable.
First slide must contain the title of the
research project, name, period, and date.
PowerPoint file must be supplied in a 3 ½
diskette, CD ROM, or memory stick.
Suggested Topics
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Structure of the Atom
Nuclear Chemistry
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fuel Cells
Intermolecular forces
Chemical equilibrium
Particle accelerators
• Mass spectrometer
• Nuclear Magnetic
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Resonance
Spectra from the starts
Fusion
Nuclear reactions in
the stars.
Air Pollution
More suggested topics are available!!!
Plan on completing your
Research Project during the
Winter break
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