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Students had to pick one of the many ways humans negatively affect the environment, that was discussed in class. They had to create a slogan on how to prevent these effects or conserve natural resources.

Students had to pick one of the many ways humans negatively affect the environment, that was discussed in class. They had to create a slogan on how to prevent these effects or conserve natural resources.

Students had to pick one of the many ways humans negatively affect the environment, that was discussed in class. They had to create a slogan on how to prevent these effects or conserve natural resources.

In this project you will investigate the chemistry of common household products. You are responsible to do: • Choose one personal hygiene product • Choose one household cleaning product • Use (http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/index.htm) to research any two ingredients from each product (total of 4 chemicals) to do the following: o Determine the empirical formula o Determine its use or purpose o Determine its chemical and physical properties. o Determine any hazards or cautions associated with the ingredient. • Create a self-contained presentation of your research. Your display must include the following components: o An esthetically pleasing appearance o The title “Household Chemistry…” & creative sub-title. • Pictures of your products • An introduction. This should be a written paragraph introducing the idea that chemistry is instrumental in the development and improvement of many of the products that we use every day.

Rubric for evaluating student presentations. Can be applied to any presentation.