ASSESSMENT TASK

YEAR 10 - SCIENCE - 2017

STUDENT DETAILS
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SUBJECT DETAILS

Subject Science Year 10

Teachers Mr Elgezawy Semester 2
Assessment
Unit Title Chemistry Rate of Reaction Instrument 3
Number
Draft
Date Set Week 5 Due
Week 8 Due Date Week 9

Understanding Skills OVERALL

Comments:

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GENRE: Practical Report

TASK EXPLANATION
Students will analyse and explain how chemical reactions are used to produce particular products and how
different factors influence the rate of reactions.

CONDITIONS
This assignment is an individual task, however the practical part can be completed in a group
You will be given four class lessons to research and discuss with your teacher
You will receive written and verbal feedback on one draft of your assignment
The final submission must be submitted as a HARDCOPY, either word processed or written in blue
or black
The task sheet must be submitted with the final copy

DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP:

I, _________________________________, declare that the following work and supporting drafts

are my own work. I have included all drafts with my final copy and references if applicable.

___________________________________ (Signature and date)

INTRODUCTION:
With more than 25 million kilograms manufactured each year, aspirin is probably the most commonly used
drug worldwide to treat pain, headaches and inflammation. Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) reacts with water
(such as water in body fluids) to give salicylic acid and acetic acid, as shown below:

YOUR TASK:
With so many companies advertising that their product works fastest, or is most effective, your task is to
determine under which conditions does aspirin dissolve fastest. It is assumed that the faster the aspirin
dissolves; the faster it is to work.
There are a number of variables that affect the rate of a chemical reaction. You are to investigate three
different variables that affects the rate of a chemical reaction: surface area, concentration of solution, and
temperature. You will present your findings in a scientific report.

- Introduce the uses and chemical structure of aspirin

Introduction - What is a chemical reaction, signs of a chemical reaction
100 words - What affects the rate of a reaction
- Hint: You could mention how this experiment links to the collision theory!
Aim - What is the purpose of the experiment?

- Which change of variable do you predict will dissolve aspirin the fastest?
Hypothesis
Remember: it does not matter if your hypothesis is incorrect!

Risk
- What are the risks involved in the experiment and how they can be reduced
Assessment

- List the materials that were used to perform the experiment

Materials
- Draw a large, labelled diagram of the apparatus setup

Method - In past tense, list the process of your experiment

Results - Present your data in a table or graphs, each labelled appropriately

- Discuss the results of the experiment and explain what they show and why
Discussion - Assess any errors in your experiment. How might these errors impact on your
results?
300 words - Explain how the experiment could be modified if it were to be repeated to
improve the accuracy of the results

Conclusion - Did you achieve the aim of the experiment?

- Was your hypothesis correct?
100 words - What did you find out?
It is predicted that when ________________________ is changed, aspirin will dissolve faster because

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The independent variable (explain what you are changing or testing)

Dependent variable (explain what you are measuring or observing)

Controlled variables (explain what you are going to keep the same to ensure that your experiment is a

controlled experiment)

Fair test (explain how you will ensure that you have presented a true reflection of the results in this

experiment)
Decide which materials you will need for each variable change, and record them here.

Decide how you will change the independent variable, and record the method.

Include at least three safety hazards that should be considered while conducting this experiment. You can use
the following format or your own.

Risk Impact Safety Procedure

CONTROL:

Test 1 Test 2 Test 3

INITIAL MASS

Time to dissolve

Reaction Rate

Variable Change 1: Temperature

Test 1 Test 2 Test 3

INITIAL MASS

Time to dissolve

Reaction Rate

Variable change 2: Concentration of solution

Test 1 Test 2 Test 3

INITIAL MASS

Time to dissolve

Reaction Rate

Variable change 3: Surface area

Test 1 Test 2 Test 3

INITIAL MASS

Time to dissolve

Reaction Rate
Year 10 Science Chemistry: Reaction Rates Practical Report
A B C D E

The folio of student work has the following characteristics:

Justified explanation of how different Informed explanation of how different Explanation of how different Description of how different Statements about
Understanding

Understanding

variables (temperature, concentration variables (temperature, concentration variables (temperature, variables (temperature, chemical reactions,
dimension

Introduction &
Discussion
Science

and surface area) influence the rate of
reactions
Discussion of chemical structure and
collision theory to generate justified
solutions
and surface area) influence the rate of
reactions
Discussion of chemical structure and
collision theory to generate plausible
solutions
concentration and surface area)
influence the rate of reactions
Some discussion of chemical
structure and collision theory to
generate solutions
concentration and surface area) chemical structure and
influence the rate of reactions collision theory
Little description of chemical
structure and collision theory to
generate solutions

Independent design, justified appropriate Independent design, appropriate Independent design, methods and Partial design of methods and Use of provided
Materials &
Method,

methods that use appropriate equipment methods that use appropriate equipment to collect and record materials to collect and record methods and materials
Results
Planning and
Conducting

to systematically collect and accurately equipment to systematically collect data data of investigation
record reliable data and accurately record data
Identification of how to manage Some identification of how to Little identification of
Thorough explanation of how to manage Explanation of how to manage risk and risk and safety precautions manage risk and safety how to manage risk and
asse
Risk

ssm
ent

risk and safety precautions safety precautions precautions safety precautions

Identification and justification of plausible Identification of plausible alternative Identification of alternative Statements about alternative Statements about:
Analysing data &

alternative explanations for findings and explanations for findings and informed explanations for findings and explanations
Processing &

- Alternative
information

Discussion

justified explanation of any sources of explanation of any sources of explanation of any sources of explanations
Inquiry Skills

uncertainty when: uncertainty when: uncertainty when: Identification of patterns in data - Data and findings
- Analysing data - Analysing data - Analysing data
- Selecting evidence to develop and - Selecting evidence to develop and - Selecting evidence to develop Drawing of conclusions
justify conclusions justify conclusions and justify conclusions
Development of questions and justified
Questioning

Development of questions and Development of questions and Guided development of questions Directed development of
Predicting

Hypotheses

hypotheses that can be investigated

informed hypotheses that can be hypotheses and hypotheses questions and
Aim &
and

scientifically
investigated scientifically hypotheses
Communicating

Coherent, concise and purposeful use of Clear and purposeful use of Uses scientific language to Uses little scientific terminology Use of everyday
Whole Task

appropriate scientific language, appropriate scientific language, communicate information and is difficult to follow language to state
conventions and representations to conventions and representations to information
concisely communicate information effectively communicate information

Overall Grade Signature- ______________________________ Date- _________