Science Cookbook Final Draft Notes

After reading your rough drafts, I noticed some patterns amongst your writings. Here are things you NEED to do/include/fix for your final draft due Tuesday, May 26 by class time.

• When you write...
• avoid subjective observations (i.e. "It tasted good", "I didn't like it")
• watch your tenses - use all present tense; don't switch between past and present
• ensure pronoun agreement - use "we" as if you are cooking with the reader, guiding them through the recipe, explaining the science as you go
• GET SOMEONE TO PROOFREAD YOUR SCIENCE SECTION FOR GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, SPELLING, AND SO ON
• DO NOT just answer the questions on the blog - those questions are guides to help get you thinking, I don't want to see any "yes" or "no" or anything referring to the questions at all
• Organize your writing so that it is as though you are on a cooking show explaining things as you go along, this makes the most sense and is the easiest to follow
• DO NOT just rewrite the recipe steps in essay form - RESEARCH your ingredients and steps and APPLY your findings to your writing
• Use pictures/diagrams to help the reader visualize the molecules you mention, steps you are explaining, etc.
• The final draft MUST be formatted as an essay (not steps or bullets), typed in 12-point Times New Roman font with 1" margins on the page and single-spaced text
• You need to include your recipe typed in the same format as above (with extra spacing as you see necessary) on one page then your science on a different page

Cumulative Quiz

We've covered a lot of material since the periodic table. This quiz is 15 questions and covers topics including solutions, acids and bases, states of matter and phase changes, and gas laws. Please use this link to complete the online quiz and submit it before Friday, 5/22.

These videos may (will) help you on the quiz.