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Chemistry WebQuest:
It’s All about Bonding

Modified by Phillip Herring 04/19/04

Pherring@mcpss.com

URL to original WebQuest http://nths.newtrier.k12.il.us/academics/faculty/gressel/mendelevwebquest/default.htm

Questions email to Boris Spektor, Mike Veladez, Laura Bertani

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Process

"It’s All About Bonding"
Research Plan

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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.)
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.)
List addresses of the web sites you found to answer the questions identified above. A research guide is provided for you.
Using the information you have gathered, describe the bond scenario. Why did the bonding succeed or fail? Why or why not?
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.
Synthesize the information into your project. Address the following issues:

1. .	What are the characteristics of the bond? Why do these elements bond or not bond?
2.	How does the use of the electrons determine the strength of the bond?
3.	How do the bonds demonstrate the concept of conflict?

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 videotaped presentation to the class

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Evaluation

Project (20 points)
	1 Point	2 Points	3 Points	4 Points
Research	no sources or invalid sources cited	1-2 credible cited sources	3 credible cited sources	4 or more credible cited sources
Description of Bonds	incorrect description of bond; demonstrates no understanding of chemical bonding or relationships	underdeveloped description of bond; demonstrates minimal understanding of chemical bonding or relationships	developed description of bond; demonstrates understanding of chemical bonding and relationships	well developed description of bond; demonstrates understanding of chemical bonding and relationships; outstanding use of researched sources for descriptions
Validity of Corresponding Metaphor	metaphor is poorly developed and/or does not support bond scenario	metaphor is valid and referenced but is poorly developed	metaphor is developed, applies to all bonds of that type and supports bond scenario	metaphor is well developed, references and explains particular example, applies to all bonds of that type, and supports bond scenario
Presentation and Bibliography	meets no criteria outlined in process	meets little criteria outlined in process; insufficient bibliography	meets most to all criteria outlined in the process; bibliography in improper format	meets all criteria outlined in the process; includes full bibliography in proper format
Concluding Activity	partially completed; underdeveloped responses	completed; adequate responses	fully completed; thoughtful responses	fully completed; comprehensive and thoughtful responses

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Conclusion

During this WebQuest process, you were asked to reflect about interactions, specifically about bonds and conflicts. Not only were you to consider how elements chemically bond or conflict, but also you were asked to think about how these polar opposite processes of bonding and conflicting play out in life, specifically in human relationships.

Chemistry deals with tiny elements, but the way those elements interact can teach you so much about larger interactions in our lives, our world, and even our universe.

Directions: As you reflect on the WebQuest, I want you to think about how what you have learned about bonding and conflicts in Chemistry can teach you about other situations in our world. Contemplate not only what you did, but also what you learned from the experience. On a separate piece of paper, answer the following questions about your Chemistry web-quest experience in complete sentences. (Please think critically about your answers. You will be graded on the thoughtfulness and thoroughness of your responses.)

What was the most difficult aspect of completing this WebQuest? Why? If you had to complete a similar web-quest, what might you do to make this difficult part of the process more manageable?
Was it difficult or fairly easy to find resources for your WebQuest? If it was difficult, what do you think hindered your progress? If it was fairly easy, what contributed to your success?
Do you think completing the web-quest helped you develop your research skills? Why or why not?
What was the most valuable knowledge you learned while doing this WebQuest? Explain.
Discuss how what you learned about the bonding relationship contributes to your understanding of a non-chemistry-related concept or situation. In other words, how does learning about the bonding relationship lend insight into your life, the world, or the universe? (Explain your response very thoroughly in this answer, discussing specifics of the bonding relationship and the non-related-chemistry concept or situation.)
Did you like doing this WebQuest? Why or why not?

I hope that you found doing the WebQuest an educationally stimulating and fulfilling experience. The WebQuest was meant to stimulate your thinking about how Chemistry-concepts can help foster understanding of common processes and experiences. As you look at your world today and tomorrow and for the rest of the year, I challenge you to envision how the chemical makeup of the world affects your every day.

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Resources

· http://www.webelements.com/

· http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/

· http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/

· http://www.chemicalelements.com/\

· http://www.chemicool.com/

· http://www.cs.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/nph-pertab/

· http://library.thinkquest.org/2690/ptable/ptable.html

· http://le-village.ifrance.com/okapi/periodic3.htm

· http://atlas.chemistry.uch.gr/ptoe/

· http://160.36.89.29/periodic/

· http://www.electricprism.com/info/elements/elements.html

· http://nths.newtrier.k12.il.us/library/default.htm

· http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/

· http://www.optc.com/PTViz.html

· http://wulff.mit.edu/pt/

· http://ie.lbl.gov/education/isotopes.htm

· http://www.sweethaven.com/chemele/pertab01.html

· http://students.washington.edu/manteca/

· http://ch03.bc.edu/web-elements/web-elements-home.html

· http://www.sciquestfoundation.org/k12/K-chemis.html

· http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry

· http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/Issues/Series_SP/SP17/prog1-SP17.html

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This web-quest meets the Alabama Course of Study objective #23: Using the Periodic Table for Specific Purposes. It also corresponds to the Alabama Graduation Exam Standard II, objective 3: Apply information from the periodic table and make predictions using the organization of the periodic table.

The original web-quest was modified to meet the needs of my students. I prefer to have students working in pairs when doing web-quests. However, the original web-quest was developed for individual participation. I have included the original URL if you prefer having students work individually.

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Original Permission Statement:

Hello. My name is Phillip Herring and I teach Chemistry in Mobile Alabama. I like your webquest "It’s all about Bonding" and I would like to use it. However, I would like to make some changes to the webquest such as the directions, bonds to be used, rubrics, etc. I would like your permission to use the webquest and if allowed to copy and modify it, I would like to post it online so that my student's can access it. I will provide the original author’s names and a link back to the original URL. On the line after your names I will add modified by Phillip Herring and the date. I will also send you the address of the new URL.

Thanks for your help,
Phillip Herring
Satsuma High School
Mobile County Public School System

Philip, please modify and use it. Boris

Boris Spektor

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