Chemical dominoes

Chemical Dominoes:

In this project we were tasked with creating a board game that included 4 chemical reactions( single and double displacement, a production of a gas, and lighting an LED) from the material we learned in the first semester of chemistry. We were given about a month to brainstorm and bring our ides to life of either making whole new board game or using aspects from already existing ones. The goal was to teach the people attending chemical board game night a little bit about chemistry while being fun and engaging for all.

The requirements where as followed:

five chemical reactions (Single Replacement, Double displacement, Gas- Producing reaction, Energy/ Heat changes, LED needs to light up)
An original theme that ties into the game
A blueprint
Instructions
Detailed safety precautions
Accurate explanations of each chemical used

Our Board Game

After brainstorming my group(Kai and Gael) and I decided to put our own spin on the classic game of battle ship. Our game would function and look like a regular battle ship game, however when your opponent would try and guess your location it would lead you to put a drop of a solution that would either turn red or into yellow solute if you where hit or stay the same if nothing happened. The game would play out as normal as you tried to sink your opponents 4 ships, but once either player lost they where forced to "surrender" by dropping a solution that would corrode aluminum allowing a current to flow through and turn on a white light. We decided on the name "Chemical Warfare" as we though it included all components of what made our game so awesome.

Rules and safety:

Rules/Description:

Can you sink your opponent’s ships before all of yours go down? Command your battle and deploy your 4 ships on the ocean grid. The vertical target grid keeps you from seeing each other’s deployment! Keep firing and record your strikes with a red marker. Use the blue marker to keep track of your misses so you don’t waste any shots. On the horizontal use the liquid you’re given and pour it into the spot your opponent chose to attack to see if it was a miss(nothing happens) or a hit(your spot turns red or orange). This will help you keep track of what ships you have successfully hit and which ones you missed. Once all ships are destroyed, a single displacement reaction will cause the aluminum foil to dissolve and light a white LED signaling surrender.

Safety:

DO NOT put the liquids anywhere else but on the game board

DO NOT touch the bread board or any wires near water or on top of the board

Wash your hands after removing gloves when the game is done

Keep copper chloride away from your face, mouth, and skin contact. In the right dosage it can lead to complications due to oxidation stress.

DO NOT inhale the copper sulfate or ingest it, and when in high concentration can become seriously harmful to the skin

DON'T let the acetic acid get in contact with your eyes or skin, in high concentration it becomes very corrosive and toxic to the body.

DO NOT inhale or ingest zinc nitrate, its extremely toxic dude to its high oxidization properties

DO NOT touch or get any of the liquids near your skin or face

Rules and safety:

Rules/Description:

Can you sink your opponent’s ships before all of yours go down? Command your battle and deploy your 4 ships on the ocean grid. The vertical target grid keeps you from seeing each other’s deployment! Keep firing and record your strikes with a red marker. Use the blue marker to keep track of your misses so you don’t waste any shots. On the horizontal use the liquid you’re given and pour it into the spot your opponent chose to attack to see if it was a miss(nothing happens) or a hit(your spot turns red or orange). This will help you keep track of what ships you have successfully hit and which ones you missed. Once all ships are destroyed, a single displacement reaction will cause the aluminum foil to dissolve and light a white LED signaling surrender.

Safety:

DO NOT put the liquids anywhere else but on the game board

DO NOT touch the bread board or any wires near water or on top of the board

Wash your hands after removing gloves when the game is done

Keep copper chloride away from your face, mouth, and skin contact. In the right dosage it can lead to complications due to oxidation stress.

DO NOT inhale the copper sulfate or ingest it, and when in high concentration can become seriously harmful to the skin

DON'T let the acetic acid get in contact with your eyes or skin, in high concentration it becomes very corrosive and toxic to the body.

DO NOT inhale or ingest zinc nitrate, its extremely toxic dude to its high oxidization properties

DO NOT touch or get any of the liquids near your skin or face

Pictures

Chemistry Equations:

Clear(Miss) Solution: Cu(NO3)2 + Zn(No3)2- No RXN

To light an LED: Fe + CuSo4 - FeSo4 + Cu - Single Displacement RXN

Yellow(Hit Solution): NaHcO3 + HCI - NaCl + H2o +Co2 - Neutralization RXN (production of a gas)

Red(Hit) Solution: Cu(No3)2 + K2Cro4 - CuCro4 + 2KNo3 - Double displacement reaction

Reflection:

Overall our group worked very well together and communicated effectively. I think that over the entire project I was able to collaborate very well, every work day I came in and was able to help the team build our board game and further our project. When we had to get all of our painting and decorating done I was able to push through the whole day and get it done along with the rest of the group in order to get onto the next step. I also felt as though I was able to demonstrate a good conscientious learner throughout the whole project. Overall I was able to do well in pacing the group on where we needed to be and how we would stay on track in order to finish by the deadline. I also felt as though I really cared about this project and always tried to put my best work into it.

Although I think this project was a great success there are still some places I think I struggled with and could improve upon for the next project. I think that I definitely could improve on my cultural competence as it wasn't its best during this project. Throughout the project there were times when I wasn't the nicest to my partners because I was trying to get the work done and wasn't trying to be kind. I think that next time I need to think about the way I treat people and how it can affect them. Another place I need to improve on is my critical thinking. There were times in the project where we were stuck on a problem and I could not find an answer too, and would want to give up. Especially when we were struggling to figure out how we would 3D print the boats I wasn't much of a help trying to find an answer.