PROJECT 2. Steamy Story Comic Strip

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1 Evaluation A successful performance will correctly represent the atomic structure of your chosen element. You should creatively express through movement, dance, and facial and bodily expression the electrical charge and mass of each subatomic particle. WANT TO KNOW MORE? If you d like to learn more about the history of atoms, check out Atom: A Single Oxygen Atom s Journey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth and Beyond (2001) by theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss. Extension Research which elements your element usually joins with to create a compound. Use reliable sources such as library books and websites with URLs that end in.edu,.org, or.gov. Draw a diagram of a compound your element is routinely a part of. How might a group of people act out that compound? PROJECT 2 Steamy Story Comic Strip Overview/Purpose Changes of state are physical changes in matter. This means that they are reversible changes that do Ice cubes melting into liquid water is an example of a change of state. STUDIO-NEOSIAM/ SHUTTERSTOCK _Vol-1_ptg01_p indd 13

2 WORDS TO KNOW Condensation: The physical process by which a gas transforms into a liquid. Deposition: The physical process by which a gas transforms into a solid. Freezing: The physical process by which a liquid transforms into a solid. Gas: One of the three main states of matter that has no fixed volume or shape. Liquid: One of the three main states of matter that has a fixed volume but no fixed shape. Melting: The physical process by which a solid transforms into a liquid. Particle: A molecule, an atom, or another very small unit of matter. Solid: One of the three main states of matter that has a fixed volume and fixed shape. Sublimation: The physical process by which a solid transforms into a gas. Thermal energy: Energy associated with the movement of molecules in an object, measured in temperature. When transferred between objects, it registers as heat. Vaporization: The physical process by which a liquid transforms into a gas. not alter matter s chemical makeup or properties. Common changes of state include melting, freezing, condensation, vaporization, sublimation, and deposition. Energy is always involved in changes of state. When matter transforms from one state to another, it either loses or absorbs energy. For example, when matter freezes, changing from a liquid to a solid, it loses energy. The opposite happens when matter melts, changing from a solid to a liquid. For a solid to transform into a liquid, it must absorb energy from its surroundings. The amount of energy in matter can be measured with a thermometer. You and a partner will create a comic strip about the life of a particle inside an ice cube that has fallen out of the freezer. You will depict the process by which the solid ice turns into _Vol-1_ptg01_p indd 14

3 liquid water and then water vapor. You will also imagine what it would be like to be a particle as it experiences the three different changes of state. Suggested Materials 8 1/ inch piece of paper Markers or colored pencils Approximate Budget Free Think About It! In addition to the three main states of matter (gas, liquid, and solid), there is a fourth state: plasma. Plasma is a type of hot gas made up of charged particles. Most of the universe is made up of plasma. However, plasma is rare on Earth. You can see plasma at work in lightning and neon signs. Timetable 3 6 days The Challenge In your comic strip you will draw and describe what it s like to be a particle in each of the following three states: solid, liquid, and gas. You should also show how the particle feels during melting and vaporization. 1. Before you draw your comic strip, brainstorm with your partner. The Changes of State main character of your story should be one of the water molecules in an ice cube. Determine the story you will tell and what each cell of the Gas comic strip will depict. You might want to sketch out your ideas on a piece of scratch paper. 2. Place a piece of paper either vertically (portrait) or horizontally (landscape) on your work surface. Divide the page into the number of boxes (called cells in a comic strip) you will need Solid to tell your story. Add a title and your name to the top of the page. Sublimation Deposition Vaporization Condensation Melting 2018 CENGAGE. Freezing Liquid _Vol-1_ptg01_p indd 15

4 3. In each cell, sketch a picture of a stage of your particle s transformation and color it in. Use narration Troubleshooting Not an artist? If you or your partner are boxes or character speech bubbles having trouble drawing the changing to explain what is happening at states of matter, remember that the each stage. Your comic strip should most important takeaway from this project is to show you understand how describe what it would be like and why matter changes state. Keep for your particle to be in a your illustrations simple and clear. Use solid, liquid, and gas state text to help you bring your comic to life. describe what it would be like for your particle to undergo melting and vaporization use all of the following terms: solid, liquid, gas, melting, vaporization, particle(s), close together, far apart, vibrating, thermal energy 4. Proofread your comic strip to ensure it contains no errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling. WANT TO KNOW MORE? To see how changing the temperature or pressure can affect the state of matter of various substances, visit states-of-matter.html. Evaluation Your comic strip will be evaluated on completeness, description of each state of matter, description of each change in state, drawings, and flow. A successful comic strip will have a title, narration, and color pictures. The narration boxes or speech bubbles should explain exactly what is going on in the drawings and describe the particles in each state of matter using correct vocabulary. Your drawings should show the way atoms behave in a solid, liquid, and gas state. Make sure your pictures are neatly drawn and carefully colored. See Appendix for Comic Strip Template. Extension Add a few cells to the end of your comic strip to show the process in reverse. Imagine that your water vapor _Vol-1_ptg01_p indd 16

5 molecule condenses into liquid water on a cold object. If the surface is cold enough, your molecule might even refreeze into ice. PROJECT 3 Element Résumé Overview/Purpose Imagine that you re an element from the periodic table, like silicon or neon. You ve just lost your job, and you re on the hunt for new work. Unfortunately, jobs are scarce. You know that if you want to get a good- paying job your application will have to stand out. It has been awhile since you ve been in the job market and, after looking over your old résumé, you realize it s very out-of-date. It s time to write a new one describing who you are, your skills, and how you can be an asset to a company. You will work with a partner to research an element and gain an in-depth understanding of its properties and how it is used. You will demonstrate what you have learned through the creation of a résumé. Neon, an element, is used to colorfully light up the night. PABLO77/ SHUTTERSTOCK.COM _Vol-1_ptg01_p indd 17