Brief Description
The objective of this project was to create a playable board game, which we named "Give Me a Minute". that includes chemical reactions. These reactions include a single replacement reaction, double displacement reaction, production of a gas, and the lighting of an LED. We presented our project to adults and kids, where we explained the chemistry and background behind the workings of our reactions. It was very cool to actually make a productive game that had mostly working reactions.
Rules
1. Take one of the four spaces; red, blue, green, or yellow.
2. Place your player on the black space with a red circle.
3. When the timer begins, you have 1 minute to roll the dice and land on as many white spaces as you can.
4. When the minute is up, pick up as many cards in the center as white spaces you landed on. For example, if you landed on 2 white spaces, pick up two white cards.
5. Depending on the square you chose, it will be one of the four reactions.
6. On the cards are going to be two chemical reactions. One works, one does not.
7. If it works, then you win a point.
8. Then you rotate a square.
9. After all rotations, tally up the points, and whoever has the most points wins!!
2. Place your player on the black space with a red circle.
3. When the timer begins, you have 1 minute to roll the dice and land on as many white spaces as you can.
4. When the minute is up, pick up as many cards in the center as white spaces you landed on. For example, if you landed on 2 white spaces, pick up two white cards.
5. Depending on the square you chose, it will be one of the four reactions.
6. On the cards are going to be two chemical reactions. One works, one does not.
7. If it works, then you win a point.
8. Then you rotate a square.
9. After all rotations, tally up the points, and whoever has the most points wins!!
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Above is the safety precautions included in our game.
Chemistry Concepts
Cation: a positive, often metal ion.
Anion: a negative, often negative ion.
Single Replacement Reaction: the anion of one polyatomic ion moves to the other cation: A+BX ->AX+B.
Double Displacement Reaction: the anions of both polyatomic ions switch cations: AX + BY -.>AY+BX.
Combustion Reaction: a hydrocarbon and oxygen combine to form carbon dioxide and water: CH+O2 ->CO2 +H2O.
Production of a Gas: a combination of a carbonate and a hydrochloric acid.
Synthesis: adding two ions: A+B -> AB.
Decomposition: taking apart two ions: AB -> A+B.
Lighting an LED: using a single displacement reaction, but using a metal as a resistor; when the metal was burned through, the light lit up.
Reactivity series: progression of a series of metals, arranged by their reactivity from highest to lowest.
Solubility Guidelines: the solubility guidelines help tell us which substances are soluble and how soluble they are.
Reflection
This project was very enjoyable. To build a game from the base of a board into a full operating board game was the reason I joined STEM in the first place, as well as to learn as much about the subjects included: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It brought me back to my roots, and that enabled me to care more about the project. I learned an abundant amount about chemical reactions and their properties. After testing our single replacement reaction which was zinc in calcium nitrate, I learned how the reaction occurred and the specific production of what a single replacement reaction does. A pit I had was that we didn't prepare enough chemical substance, so we kept running out. This led us to not even doing some of the reactions for people because we didn't have the chemicals needed. If I could do it again, I would have prepared a lot more of each substance so we wouldn't run out midway through. A peak was my group's work ethic. We all gelled well with each other, and it led to more productive, time efficient work that helped us finish our project on time.