Jurrasic Park- Chemical Dominoes
The goal of this project was to create a board game that incorporated 4 different changes in energy: synthesis reaction, decomposition reaction, combustion reaction, and lighting a LED. My group made a board game that resembled life because it included a dice; However, it showed the progression in escaping from the dinosaurs rather than life.
instructions and in depth science:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PTN3lG84FoKku5U6NnobBzLy0U1XrTXv7T4CtRJH-LQ/edit?usp=sharing
instructions and in depth science:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PTN3lG84FoKku5U6NnobBzLy0U1XrTXv7T4CtRJH-LQ/edit?usp=sharing
In this project the player tries to escape from the dinosaurs by getting to the helipad at the end first. By getting there first the user will hop on the last space which lights up the helipad and calls the helicopter. For this project I helped paint the leaves and create the wooden boards.
Science: For our single replacement we had first started with Sodium bicarbonate and Hydrocloric acid; however, it didn't give off the amount of gas needed to fill the boulder "water balloon" to block the path, so we switched HCL to Acetic Acid "vinegar". For our double replacement we wanted to make the color green for "camouflage" so we had two reactions, one for blue and one for yellow, which mixed to be green. We had Ammonium sulfate plus Copper nitrate to produce Ammonium nitrate and Copper sulfate as well as another reaction that contained Potassium oxalateand Lead nitrate to make Potassium nitrate and Lead oxalate. The last reaction we had was Copper chloride and an Aluminum bridge that would melt so players behind the bridge couldn't pass.
Reflection: I think this project was really fun and it was a good way to connect chemistry and fun. We had very little problems besides lack of ingredients on the chemistry night. All my partners for the project worked really well and the biggest problem was that we broke two glass tubes forcing us to have to find new ways to work with the balloon because we had to find new rubber tubing. Rate 10/10
Science: For our single replacement we had first started with Sodium bicarbonate and Hydrocloric acid; however, it didn't give off the amount of gas needed to fill the boulder "water balloon" to block the path, so we switched HCL to Acetic Acid "vinegar". For our double replacement we wanted to make the color green for "camouflage" so we had two reactions, one for blue and one for yellow, which mixed to be green. We had Ammonium sulfate plus Copper nitrate to produce Ammonium nitrate and Copper sulfate as well as another reaction that contained Potassium oxalateand Lead nitrate to make Potassium nitrate and Lead oxalate. The last reaction we had was Copper chloride and an Aluminum bridge that would melt so players behind the bridge couldn't pass.
Reflection: I think this project was really fun and it was a good way to connect chemistry and fun. We had very little problems besides lack of ingredients on the chemistry night. All my partners for the project worked really well and the biggest problem was that we broke two glass tubes forcing us to have to find new ways to work with the balloon because we had to find new rubber tubing. Rate 10/10