End of quarter 1

Chemistry Project!
Part One: Vocabulary (At Home)
Create a puzzle or game including all of the vocabulary words. Choose 5 to
define in complete sentences on a piece of clean notebook paper.
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Dissolve
Molecule
Evaporation
Bond
Filter
Mixture
Mass
Solution
Properties
Solute
Separate
Solvent
Transparent

Part Two: Reading Report

1. Choose one of the following readings from the Mixtures and Solutions
book and take notes in your notebook:

The Story of Salt p. 11

Extracts p. 12-13
The Air p. 20
Famous Scientists p. 24
Carbon Dioxide Concentration in
the Air p. 26

The Frog Story p. 29

The Bends p. 30
A Sweet Solution p. 35
Sour Power p. 37
Air Bags p. 47

2. Pick one of the following to share the information you learned in the
reading. The main idea and most important details need to be included in
your report. Get creative!
a. Poster or Slides presentation: Create a poster or slides
presentation with text and pictures that explains the reading.
b. Newspaper article/News letter: Write about the reading as if you
were a news reporter. You may choose to do one article, or make a
whole newsletter with multiple sections. Include pictures.
c. Poem or song/rap: Write a poem or song that includes all of the
important information. It can rhyme, but it doesnt have to. It can be
to the tune of a current song, but it doesnt have to.
d. Essay: Write 3-5 paragraphs summarizing the reading. Have an
opening paragraph and closing paragraph.
e. Short Story: Write a short story about the reading. You may
illustrate the story.

f. Script: Write the script to a movie, play or TV show that would

teach about your reading (we will not have time to act it out.)
g. Visual art piece: Create some form of art that teaches about the
reading without using words.
h. Lesson Plan: Come up with a lesson plan to teach a class of fifth
graders about the reading. The plan should include a Do Now, an
activity, and an Exit Ticket.

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Part 1:
Vocabulary

Part 2:
Reading
Report

Effort and
Creativity

Rubric
A
Not all
vocabulary
words are
included in the
puzzle/game
or less than 5
words are
defined or
words are not
defined in
complete
sentences.
The main idea
or some key
details are
missing. The
project is not
informative or
educational.

All
vocabulary
words are
included in
the
puzzle/game
. At least 5
words are
defined in
complete
sentences.

All
vocabulary
words are
included in
the
puzzle/game
. All
vocabulary
words are
defined in
complete
sentences.
There is
extra
information
about the
topic
included,
found from a
different
source.
It is clear the
student went
above and
beyond what
was
required.

The main
idea and key
details of the
reading is
included and
clear. The
project is
creative and
informative.
It is clear the
It is clear the
student did not student put
put in enough in the
effort.
required
amount of
thought and

Spelling
and
Punctuation

There are
more than 5
spelling or
punctuation
errors.

effort.
There are 14 spelling or
punctuation
errors.

There are no
spelling or
punctuation
errors.