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06-05-2021 To 12-05-2021

11:00

Introduction

This WebQuest aims to let students explore, experience and connect the happenings of everyday lives with the science of chemicals: chemical reaction, the kind of chemicals used/involved in different situations .

Recording of the live session Day 1 (WebQuest task explained in English)

Challenge - 1 (News Headlines)

Below are headlines from various newspaper clippings. Identify the main theme and develop a cause-effect-solution model incorporating the elements mentioned above

Headlines from various newspaper clippings

“Fire and Ice : The signs of a climate breakdown”

“Indian Monsoon turning stronger and more erratic”

“India may build new coal plants due to low cost despite ______”

“G20, net zero emissions and India’s role”

“India baulks at carbon neutral target as pressure grows”

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(Make sure you select Subject as Chemistry and topic as "Chemistry in Everyday Life")

Suggested ICT applications but not limited to:

Lucid Chart
Piktochart
Video making app
Scratch Animation

Challenge - 2 (Peanuts)

You and your friend Kumkum are eating peanuts. All of a sudden kumkum starts sneezing, develops a red eye and red patches appear on her skin. but you weren't affected. Now, how would you help your friend? Which chemical or medicine can be useful here. Create artifacts which explain the problem with a suitable solution.

You can also go through these areas:

Identify the problem
Market name of those medicines
Chemical Composition
Cost
Side effects
Effect on overdose

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(Make sure you select Subject as "Chemistry" and topic as "Chemistry in Everyday Life")

Suggested ICT applications but not limited to:

Scratch Animation
Photostory
Powerpoint / Zoho Show

Challenge - 3 (Production of Oxygen)

In this COVID 19 Pandemic, patients need oxygen to survive. In this regard, your school teacher asked you and your group to produce oxygen in your school chemistry lab. Explore various processes and document your findings to create an artefact. If possible compare few processes.

You can consider the following areas but not limited to:

Required chemical combinations to produce oxygen
Process and instruments involved or required
Effect on environment
Cost Effectiveness
Volume of production to time required

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(Make sure you select Subject as Chemistry and topic as "Chemistry in Everyday Life")

Suggested ICT applications but not limited to:

Beaker App (Keep screen recording)
Lucid Chart

Challenge - 4 (Egypt Tour)

You and your family are on a tour in Egypt and have gone to see the famous Pyramids of Cairo. While there, your travel guide tells that the dead bodies of the Pharaohs were treated with salt.

Why do you think this was done? Create artifacts to explain the problem with a suitable solution. What are the other alternative chemicals which are available now-a-days.

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(Make sure you select Subject as Chemistry and topic as "Chemistry in Everyday Life")

Suggested ICT applications:

Photo Story
Zoho Show / Powerpoint
Cartoon Animation
Powtoon

Challenge - 5 (Art & Craft)

In the Art & Craft class, your friend Mina suffered from a minor cut in her finger but didn’t make a big deal out of it. Later she was in pain and found her finger to be swollen with pus oozing out of it.

What would you do to relieve Mina from the pain and treat her finger. Which kind of chemical or medicine would you choose?

Find out the possible effects and side-effects. Create artifacts that explain the problem with a suitable solution.

You can also go through these areas:

Market name of those chemicals and compare the pre-treatment and post-treatment
Chemical composition and alternative compositions
Comparison of effectiveness
Effect of overdose

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(Make sure you select Subject as Chemistry and topic as "Chemistry in Everyday Life")

Challenge - 6 (High Fever of Ramu)

Your friend Ramu is suffering from high fever, then someone suggested that you should consult a doctor but you were not able to reach the doctor and all the dispensaries in the town were all closed, You go to the nearby pharmacy to relieve him from the fever. Which medicines would you ask for? Keep in mind the possible side effects. Create an artifact that explains the problem with a suitable solution..

You can also go through these areas:

Generic name of those medicines
Reason for selection of that medicine
Chemical composition and alternative compositions
Chemical structure of the medicine
Cost
Effect of overdose
Side Effect

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(Make sure you select Subject as Chemistry and topic as "Chemistry in Everyday Life")

Challenge - 7 (The Taj Mahal)

You and your classmates are on a school trip to visit one of the 7 Wonders of the World at Agra. You excitedly tell your friends about your last visit to Taj Mahal and how shiny the white marble looked and the beautiful designs on it. However, on reaching the site, you notice that the Taj Mahal has become slightly yellow and most of the embedded designs are dissolved.

Research about the cause and suggest possible solutions also create an artefact around it.

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(Make sure you select Subject as Chemistry and topic as "Chemistry in Everyday Life")

Suggested ICT applications: