CHEMICAL DOMINOES
This was our first project of junior year STEM. The assignment consisted of having to create a board game and incorporate chemical reactions of different types: double displacement reactions, physical change, chemical change, single displacement reactions, and the formation of a gas. The reactions were set up like Rube Goldberg machine, so they occured one after another.
MY GROUP PROJECT:
Our group decided to do a Disney trivia themed game, and we started by making the board game. We had a board with four different paths, one path per player. One at a time, going from player one to four, each player picks up a card with a multiple choice trivia question. If the player answered the question correctly, they could advance one space from the previous space they were on. We built a castle at the end of the board. The goal was to reach the castle before the other players. First to the castle got to set off the reactions.
We had a separate Rube Goldberg with our reactions, which in the end would light up an LED.
Below are the instructions to play the game, and it explains all of our reactions:
GOAL OF THE GAME:
Answer as many Disney trivia questions as you can in order to reach the castle, and set off the reactions!
SET UP:
RULES/DIRECTIONS:
Game Board Cards:
CHARACTERS:
MOVIE FACTS:
FINISH THE LYRIC:
NAME THAT TUNE:
Safety precautions for chemicals being used:
Copper (ii) chloride:
harmful if swallowed
Irritating to eyes
Irritating to skin
May cause fire in contact with combustible materials
Ammonium:
Toxic when inhaled
Corrosive to eyes
Corrosive to skin
May cause respiratory problems if long term exposure
Acetic acid:
Flammable
When inhaled may cause
.sore throat
.cough
.burning
.headache
.dizziness
.shortness of breath
Symptoms may be delayed
Sodium bicarbonate:
Mild eye irritation
Respiratory tract irritation
Copper chloride:
Irritation to eyes
Irritation to skin
May cause irritation to digestive tract
Toxic if swallowed
May be harmful to inhale
Aluminum chloride:
Irritates skin when in contact
Corrosive of eyes
REFLECTION:
I enjoyed this project for the most part. It would have been nice if we had done a better job planning though. we spent so much time on the board game and not enough time thinking out the reactions. It would have been helpful if we made a schedule and planed out more what we would do day by day. Towards the end we were extremely pressed for time and not sure if we would finish in time. Two things we did extremely well were staying on task and communicating. We were able to give ideas and ways to improve ideas while not having to walk on egg shells. two things we didnt do well was plan when things were going to happen and managing our time. If we had more time we would have worked on really getting our reactions to flow well and work 100%.
This was our first project of junior year STEM. The assignment consisted of having to create a board game and incorporate chemical reactions of different types: double displacement reactions, physical change, chemical change, single displacement reactions, and the formation of a gas. The reactions were set up like Rube Goldberg machine, so they occured one after another.
MY GROUP PROJECT:
Our group decided to do a Disney trivia themed game, and we started by making the board game. We had a board with four different paths, one path per player. One at a time, going from player one to four, each player picks up a card with a multiple choice trivia question. If the player answered the question correctly, they could advance one space from the previous space they were on. We built a castle at the end of the board. The goal was to reach the castle before the other players. First to the castle got to set off the reactions.
We had a separate Rube Goldberg with our reactions, which in the end would light up an LED.
Below are the instructions to play the game, and it explains all of our reactions:
GOAL OF THE GAME:
Answer as many Disney trivia questions as you can in order to reach the castle, and set off the reactions!
SET UP:
- Shuffle the trivia cards and place them face down (category facing up) next to the playing board
- Prepare each reaction (MAKE SURE THE GAME IS IN A HIGH, SAFE, AND SUPERVISED AREA AND THAT YOU WEAR GLOVES FOR SET UP)
- Double Displacement Reaction: you will trigger the reactions by carefully pouring copper nitrate (Cu(NO3)2) down the first ramp. It will end up in a cup with ammonium ((NH4)2SO4).
- Production of a Gas: vinegar and baking soda produces CO2
- Single Replacement Reaction: copper chloride (Cu2Cl) will spill onto aluminum, therefore creating aluminum chloride and lighting an LED
- Place each player’s piece on their individual starting square
- Begin the game!
RULES/DIRECTIONS:
- Player 1 draws one card
- On each card, there is a question and time limit
- Answer each question within the time limit
- If you get the question right, move up one space. If you get it wrong, stay where you are
- Repeat with each player until one winner gets to the castle
- The winner gets to set off the reactions to see the end result!
Game Board Cards:
CHARACTERS:
- B Maldonia
- C 12
- A left
- B Adora
- C thief
- A Diablo
MOVIE FACTS:
- C Yen Sid
- B Queen Latifah
- A the Jungle Book
- B Tom Cruise
- C Part of That World
- A the Beatles
- B Timón and Pumbaa
- A making hyenas evil in the Lion King
FINISH THE LYRIC:
- A “ and one thought crystallizes like an icy blast”
- C “ how many wonders can one cavern hold”
- C “ a dazzling place I never knew”
- B “ staring straight back at me”
- C “ I seen a needle wink its eye”
- A “ ruffians, thugs”
- C “ ‘cuz a cat knows where it's at”
NAME THAT TUNE:
- A Spoonful of Sugar
- Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride
- Part of That World ( if they say Part if Your World, it's wrong because that is the song Ariel sings AFTER she saves Eric. It has completely different lyrics)
- I've Got No Strings
- Dig a Little Deeper
- Be Prepared
Safety precautions for chemicals being used:
Copper (ii) chloride:
harmful if swallowed
Irritating to eyes
Irritating to skin
May cause fire in contact with combustible materials
Ammonium:
Toxic when inhaled
Corrosive to eyes
Corrosive to skin
May cause respiratory problems if long term exposure
Acetic acid:
Flammable
When inhaled may cause
.sore throat
.cough
.burning
.headache
.dizziness
.shortness of breath
Symptoms may be delayed
Sodium bicarbonate:
Mild eye irritation
Respiratory tract irritation
Copper chloride:
Irritation to eyes
Irritation to skin
May cause irritation to digestive tract
Toxic if swallowed
May be harmful to inhale
Aluminum chloride:
Irritates skin when in contact
Corrosive of eyes
REFLECTION:
I enjoyed this project for the most part. It would have been nice if we had done a better job planning though. we spent so much time on the board game and not enough time thinking out the reactions. It would have been helpful if we made a schedule and planed out more what we would do day by day. Towards the end we were extremely pressed for time and not sure if we would finish in time. Two things we did extremely well were staying on task and communicating. We were able to give ideas and ways to improve ideas while not having to walk on egg shells. two things we didnt do well was plan when things were going to happen and managing our time. If we had more time we would have worked on really getting our reactions to flow well and work 100%.