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The discussion page of this wiki is host to the Independent Research Project assignments of this chemistry class. You can post questions and look for comments from the teacher at any time during this semester.

Link to the google site Independent Research Project

Monday January 25, 2010 Post a cause and effect question on the discussion page. The question must take the form of "What is the effect of _ on _ ? The first blank is the independent variable, the second blank is the dependent variable.

Wednesday January 27 Post the levels of independent variable and the specifics of the measurement of the dependent variable.

Monday February 1, 2010 Post three text-based sources in MLA format. Use Gale Science resource center. Ask Mrs. Kahn for help with keywords if you do not find anything. See the google IRP site for guidelines for references.

Thursday February 11, 2010 Introduction due to Turnitin.com. See Review of literature page link on the right for an example and instructions.

Monday May 3, 2010 Data table and graph or frequency distribution is due. See the discussion page comments for ways to improve your data table. The graph is constructed with the central tendency NOT with the individual trials. See the Data Table on the right for examples of a frequency distribution and graph.