Research Topic

Ask Big Questions
Fill in the blanks: Our class is in the STEM knowledge community with a focus on science.
List 3 questions people generally have about this topic:

• Question 1: How does chemistry affect MY life?
• Question 2: How do physics affect me?
• Question 3: What do rocks and minerals have to do with the daily tasks of everyday life?

Of these three, choose one question you want to explore:

• Question: How does chemistry affect MY life?

[edit] Narrow Your Scope

Go to Wikipedia. Use key words or copy and paste your selected question into Wikipedia's search box. Browse your search results and explore internal links (links that keep you within Wikipedia) to find 3 different Wikipedia pages you think will help answer the question:

• 1. PHYSICS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics
• 2. CHEMISTRY http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemistry
• 3. ROCKS AND MINERALS http://en.wikipedia.org/Rocksandminerals

Of these pages, select one to read all the way through:

• Selected page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemistry

Now that you understand this broad knowledge area a little better, choose one subtopic from this Wikipedia page that interests you the most:

• Name of subtopic: chemicals

Look at the external references for this topic (external references send out outside of Wikipedia. Find a long list of these links at the bottom of the page). What was the most interesting website you found this way? If there aren’t references, or you don’t like the ones listed, list a source you would add and explain why you chose this site:

• Link: CHEMISTRY
• Explanation: This website has a search engine for all chemicals and helps you understand amazing things about them. It also has data on the periodic table.

From either the Wikipedia subtopic OR a reference link you found, find a short quote that explains a concept or states a fact that you would like other people to know. Paste it along with a link to its source here:

• Quote: Everything you see and touch is made up of elements and combinations of elements. Elements are the building blocks of matter, so if you are studying chemistry, you should become familiar with them.
• Link: CHEMISTRY

Elements and chemicals are what everything is made of so I need to learn about them.

My Topic is: chemistry

[edit] Choose 3 Flash games that relate to your topic.

What genre are these games? How do they inspire your thinking about making a game about your own topic? What did they do well, how can they be improved? NO QUIZZES!

• Game 1: Stinks and Bangs
  • Genre: Puzzle
  • Reflection: This game was educational but boring

• Game 2: Biology vs Chemistry
  • Genre: I have no idea.
  • Reflection: This game was violent and NOT educational.

• Game 3: Kitchen Chemistry
  • Genre: Strategy
  • Reflection: This game was educational but a little frustrating and confusing.

[edit] For researching your topic identify the following:

• Wiki Pages that will help my research:
  • 1.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemistry
  • 2.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_game

• Other Websites/Informational resources:
  • 1.chemistry.about.com/
  • 2.www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Flash/Games/1

• News resources that will help my research
• 1.Chemistry: Matter and Change
• 2. International Weekly Science Journal