Each of these suggestions can be used to earn extra credit 2nd, 3rd or 4th quarter. You can only do each project once. Some projects may not be appropriate until certain material is covered in class. Use your best judgment as to whether or not you are ready to take on an assignment. You can only do one project per quarter. The project can earn between 1 and 2 extra credit points. These are added directly to your quarter average. Extra credit will not be accepted if you are missing any assignments for the quarter.

#1
Plasma: the fourth phase of matter. Write a 1.5 to 2 (font size 12) full page report about this topic making as many ties to what you have learned in class as possible. Do not discuss blood plasma. You should have an introduction, body, conclusion and bibliography. You must have at least 3 sources and work must be your own. Do Not Plagiarize!!

#2
Glass: What phase of matter is it? Write a 1.5 to 2 page (font size 12) report answering this question making as many ties to what you have learned in class as possible. You should have an introduction, body, conclusion and bibliography. You must have at least 3 sources and work must be your own. Do Not Plagiarize!!

#3
Write and illustrate a children's story where you personify an atom or a molecule and follow it through its travels. This atom/molecule should illustrate a chemistry principle from this list:
1) Phase change (including solid, liquid and gas)
2) Bonding (atoms becoming molecules...illustrate the difference between covalent and ionic)
3) Solubility (dissolve something and then recover it in it's original form)
4) Gas Laws (experience changes in pressure and temperature to result in different volumes)
5) Types of reactions (take us through synthesis, decomposition, single and double replacement)
*NOTE: do not use the same story I use in class
If you would like to cover a topic other than what's on this list Please see me first. This project can be done more than once but the topic must be different each time.

#4
Write a Lab Safety song. It can be your own music or set to a common theme, but the words must be yours. This song must be performed in class. This idea can be applied to other topics but please see me first. This assignment can only be done in first or second quarter.

#5
Write a 2-3 page paper explaining the chemistry (in detail) that answers one of these questions:

1. Why do we salt the roads in winter?
2. Why do we cook differently at higher altitudes?
3. How do batteries work?
4. Why do you have to shake italian salad dressing?
5. Why can't you blow dry your hair in the bathtub?
6. Why does your skin turn green when you wear cheap jewelry?
7. Why does your soda go flat when it's warm?
8. There is no such thing as cold, just the absence of heat.
9. Why do fireworks burn different colors?
10. Why store your batteries in the refrigerator?
11. Why is the Statue of Liberty green?
12. Obituaries of famous scientists.
13. Why don't we mix ammonia and clorox, and other hazardous chemicals in the home?
14. What is an alloy and why do we use them?
15. What should we know about ozone?
16. The future of automobiles and fossil fuels?

#6
Nuclear (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/#nuclear) Use this link to connect you to a PBS web site about nuclear power. This site includes readings on various issues that surround this topic. Pick on of these topics and follow the following steps:
1. Print out the article
2. Read the article.
3. Highlight and annotate as needed throughout the article to help you find the main idea and key concepts. Put notes in the margins in order to define terms that you don't understand or need to clarify.
4. Write a one page (double spaced) summary and explanation of the article making as many ties to what you have learned in class as possible.