Discuss in your own words the importance of Oxygen to life. What is unique about this molecule that has evolved to be so essential for human life? Do all life forms need oxygen? What mechanisms do we employ to make up for oxygen when we are in an alien environment like space, or underwater.
The Planning Process of Operation Anaconda
Write an essay on The Valence Shell. Describe how the electron configuration in this determines the type of bonds between atoms.
Explore everyday household liquids and discuss why they may be classified as acids or bases. What is the pH scale and how does it help us to categorize the toxicity of liquids? Are body fluids also acids and bases?
Describe the three common states of matter and how they are related to temperature and pressure as forces on Earth. On other planets there may be different forces that could alter the states of common items. e.g. could you find Iron as a gas in some planet? How could that happen if at all? Could you find solid oxygen in a planet? Is that possible, and if so, why?
