Process

"It’s All About Bonding" 
Research Plan

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  1. Identify the name of the bond type(s) to be explored/researched.
    (Hint: Use your textbook, class notes, world wide web, and other sources to develop questions related to the particular bond you are exploring. Refer to the questions in the introduction of this Web Quest.)
  2. Write questions to be answered from researching your bond type(s).
    (Hint: Check your source criteria to help you decide whether or not the site is valuable for your Web Quest.)
  3. List addresses of the web sites you found to answer the questions identified above. A research guide is provided for you. Identify the web site's  relevance (what is the connection)?
  4. Using the information you have gathered, describe the bond scenario. Why did the bonding succeed or fail? Why or why not?
  5. Select an historical or literary metaphor that describes your bond type. How is the relationship between the scientific elements similar to the characters in your historic or literary example? Detail the chemical and human relationships so that they relate to one another.
  6. Synthesize the information into your project. Address the following issues:
What are the characteristics of the bond?
Why do these elements bond or not bond?
How does the use of the electrons determine the strength of the bond?
How do the bonds demonstrate the concept of conflict?
  1. Present your findings. Detail your research and the corresponding metaphor. Include images you have found on your quest. Include a formal bibliography.* Include all significant URL addresses for information and images.

         You may choose to do so in one of the following ways:

  • Oral presentation to the class with Power Point
  • Oral presentation to the class with poster(s)
  • Oral presentation to the class with a web page
  • A 3-5 page essay, inclusive of images and graphics you have found on your quest

 

*The library, MacWrite site and English Department can provide you with New Trier’s standard bibliography format.

 

 

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