For our latest Unit In Scimaticas was all about chemistry! We we looking at chemical reaction and the different groups they are categorized in, and how they could each be identified. I was in a group with Melika and Kai we chose to do single replacement reactions and created the driving question of “How can we use single replacement to preserve materials?”
Questioning and Predicting
“Make observations aimed at identifying their own questions, including increasingly complex ones, about the natural world”
In showing the competency my group and I all made sure we asked questions through the process of the project andwhen we reseating for an answer to our driving question.
Planning and conducting
“Collaboratively and individually plan, select, and use appropriate investigation methods, including field work and lab experiments, to collect reliable data (qualitative and quantitative)”
To show this we all made sure we worked collaboratively with our ideas and the creating of the experiments and project.
Processing and analyzing data and information
“Use knowledge of scientific concepts to draw conclusions that are consistent with evidence”
We used our knowledge of reactivity and galvanization to draw a conclusion together about the lack of corrosion on the iron and how we can use single replacement reactions to preserve materials.
Evaluating
“Demonstrate an awareness of assumptions, question information given, and identify bias in their own work and secondary sources”
We made sure to look at multiple sources and check them while doing our research, and making sure all of this was done with an unbiased eye to find our own conclusion and answer our question.
Applying and innovating
“Generate and introduce new or refined ideas when problem solving”
We created our own driving question based on questions we had involving single replacement reactions and we were able to learn through trails and error to make sure it worked and was correct.
Communicating
“Communicate scientific ideas, claims, information, and perhaps a suggested course of action, for a specific purpose and audience, constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions, and representations”
We made sure to use the correct and appropriate scientific language throughout the presentation and project, and all our research was scientifically based as well.
In the end we came to the conclusion that yes, we can use single replacement reactions to preserve materials, we can use the process of galvanization to keep iron from decomposing.
