Thermodynamics+Project

**Project Overview:**
 * Thermodynamics in Everyday Examples**

This project will help to understand how thermodynamics is used in daily lifestyles and help become more familiar with its basic principles. You will work in your lab groups and research a machine or object based on thermodynamics that is used in an everyday lifestyle and approved by me. Some examples are listed below. Your research should aim to answer the objectives outlined below and be conducted through wiki spaces between you and your partner. You will be able to collaborate and discuss your project via your wiki space. This project should include a lesson plan explaining how your machine works, how it relates to thermodynamics, and answer the objective questions. Your project should also include an artifact that involves some type of representation of your machine; this could be a video, diagram, or graphical representation. Your final product should be posted on your wiki space. Your assigned Group number is where you and your partner will collaborate over your machine and your assigned Group number Final is where you will post your lesson plan and your artifact.

**List of Machines:**

Steam engine Refrigerator Cooling systems (i.e. Air Conditioners) Car Engine/Diesel Engine Rocket/Airplane Engine Catalytic converter Diesel particulate filter Dryer Microwave Electric Heaters Laptop mouse pad

Use the tabs with your machine for space to collaborate with group members as well as to post your final product.

**Objectives/Questions to answer** 1. __History of Process:__ include how the concepts have changed that influenced efficiency or improved the process. 2. __Explanation of the process:__ include a brief summary that shows the understanding how it works and be able to connect it to thermodynamics, forms of energy, and chemical processes that you have encountered in your chemistry classes thus far (nothing beyond this course). Basically, you are answering; __how does this process work and why?__ 3. __What forms of energy are involved?__ Think about the types of energy that is involved in the process (thermal, chemical, mechanical, and electrical). 4. __How does this relate to thermodynamics?__ Explain the process and relate it to entropy, enthalpy, and heat. Think about the chemical processes involved and if these processes are exothermic/endothermic, increasing entropy/decreasing entropy, transfer of energy, etc.

**Final Product**

**1.** **Lesson Plan:** Please organize your research that you have conducted to answer the above objectives/questions into a lesson plan. This lesson plan is basically an outline of your key points of discussion that you will present to the class in order to teach them about your machine. This should be about a 10-15 minute presentation. You will also need to use an artifact, which is explained below. **2.** **Artifact:** This is something that you will use to help you in your lesson. This can be a video, a picture or diagram, or even figures/graphs that can provide a good visualization of the process and it’s relation to chemistry. There are really no restrictions on what you use as your artifact other than it must aid in your explanation of your process, which includes your explanation of how it works and what chemical and thermodynamic processes are involved. **Assessment** **1.** **Final Product (75 pt)** **a.** **Lesson Plan (45 pt):** Does your lesson answer all the question/objectives outlined? Is it well organized and easy to follow? Include 3-5 legitimate references (Wikipedia is not one of them) that are well cited. i. History of Machine **(10)** ii. Explanation of Machine **(10)** iii. Forms of Energy **(10)** iv. Relation to thermodynamics **(10)** v. Sources **(5)** **b.** **Artifact (30 pt):** Does the included artifact depict how the process works in terms of showing the parts involved and their functions? The artifact should serve the purpose of not only aiding in the explanation of the process but also should aid relating chemistry and thermodynamic concepts to how this process works. **2.** **Presentation (25 pt)** **a.** **Focus (5):** Your lesson was on task and engaging **b.** **Content (5):** Your lesson answered the objectives/questions **c.** **Accuracy/expertise (5):** The information was accurate, and you showed an understanding and level of accuracy for the material being presented **d.** **Visual aid/artifact (5):** Your lesson incorporated your artifact **e.** **Time limit (5):** Your lesson was at least 10 minutes long and not longer than 15 minutes