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Natural Products and Synthetic Materials Spring Term Final Exam Project Nylon rope
Natural Products and Synthetic
MaterialsSpring Term Final Exam
Project
Nylon rope
Natural v. Synthetic1) Explain how both natural and synthetic
products come from natural resources.
2) Explain what it means for a product to be synthetic.
3) Some synthetic substances are exactly the same as substances found in nature. Why would scientists synthesize something that already exists?
“Will Synthetic Vitamins Make Me Explode?”
Project Guiding QuestionsChoose a synthetic product.
1) What natural resources are needed to make your synthetic product?
2) What chemical processes are needed to make your synthetic product?
3) What are the impacts to society of making and using the synthetic product, compared to making a more natural product with a similar function?
Day 1 Agenda1) Choose your product and have it
approved.
2) Begin your research on the guiding questions.
a) Create a bibliography using ALA or MLA format. You need a minimum of 3 sources for each question (max of 5).
Day 2 Agenda1) Update your bibliography.
a) 3 - 5 sources per question.
2) List of resources needed to make your product.
3) Research on how your product is chemically made.
a) Dissect the technical process and explain in layman terms.
4) First draft of your presentation outline.
Presentation Overview1) Strict time limit of:
2) Highly visual with minimal use of text.
3) Background information on your product. (The who, what, where, when, why type of information.)
4) Discussion of natural resources involved in its production.
5) Discussion of how it is chemically made.
6) Discussion of the impact on society.
7) Discussion of three topics covered in this course that relate to your product.
