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Grade Grouping: 10-12
Team Size: 1-2
Subject Area: Chemistry
Project Type: Descriptive
Project Level: Standard
Project Format: Traditional
Project Summary: The purpose of the project is to discover more about the workings of Kevlar and it's chemical properties.
Software Tools Used: Photoshop, Macromedia Flash, Notepad, ConTEXT Text Editor, Edit Plus Text Editor, SmartFTP, WS_FTP, OpenOffice.org
Hardware Tools Used: Scanner, Digital Camera
Source of the Idea: From previous discussions in Chemistry class regarding polymers, I decided to investigate the workings of Kevlar and it's stretching properties. I knew this polymer was used in protective materials and thus it was an interesting topic of research.
Special Skills Used to Build the Project: XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets, Graphics Editing
Awards Won: None
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Team Size: 1-2
Subject Area: Chemistry
Project Type: Descriptive
Project Level: Standard
Project Format: Traditional
Project Summary: The purpose of the project is to discover more about the workings of Kevlar and it's chemical properties.
Software Tools Used: Photoshop, Macromedia Flash, Notepad, ConTEXT Text Editor, Edit Plus Text Editor, SmartFTP, WS_FTP, OpenOffice.org
Hardware Tools Used: Scanner, Digital Camera
Source of the Idea: From previous discussions in Chemistry class regarding polymers, I decided to investigate the workings of Kevlar and it's stretching properties. I knew this polymer was used in protective materials and thus it was an interesting topic of research.
Special Skills Used to Build the Project: XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets, Graphics Editing
Awards Won: None
Go Back to the Virtual Science Fair Website