Criterion A: Choice of the topic and research question is well-justified through its global or personal relevance

Comment: The student explains the choice of topic with their personal interest in the workings of instant ice packs as an athlete and their general global significance to various fields of sports

Criterion A: Student shows personal input and strong initiative in designing and conducting the study

Comment: The student shows evidence of conducting and understanding the research on the topic: a correct and factually justified hypothesis is present. The student includes a diagram of their experimental setup, showing initiative in clearly showcasing their involvement in conducting the study. The student thoroughly describes how the final procedure was altered based on the preliminary trial outcomes and observations

Criterion A: Student shows personal input and strong initiative in designing and conducting the study

Comment: The student shows evidence of conducting and understanding the research on the topic: a correct and factually justified hypothesis is present. The student includes a diagram of their experimental setup, showing initiative in clearly showcasing their involvement in conducting the study. The student thoroughly describes how the final procedure was altered based on the preliminary trial outcomes and observations

Criterion A: Student shows personal input and strong initiative in designing and conducting the study

Comment: The student shows evidence of conducting and understanding the research on the topic: a correct and factually justified hypothesis is present. The student includes a diagram of their experimental setup, showing initiative in clearly showcasing their involvement in conducting the study. The student thoroughly describes how the final procedure was altered based on the preliminary trial outcomes and observations

Criterion A: Student shows personal input and strong initiative in designing and conducting the study

Comment: The student shows evidence of conducting and understanding the research on the topic: a correct and factually justified hypothesis is present. The student includes a diagram of their experimental setup, showing initiative in clearly showcasing their involvement in conducting the study. The student thoroughly describes how the final procedure was altered based on the preliminary trial outcomes and observations

Criterion B: A focused and detailed description of the main topic is present

Comment: The student clearly states that the aim of the experiment is to determine the enthalpy change in instant ice packs in a 30-minute time interval

Criterion B: A focused and detailed description of the research question is present

Comment: The research question should be rephrased to include more detail, e.g. "How do different reactants (urea, ammonium chloride) and masses of reactants in instant ice packs impact the enthalpy change in aqueous solutions, measured with calorimetry?"

Criterion B: The student provides background information that is relevant and focused

Comment: The student describes the concept of endothermic reactions and their usage in ice packs quite well. The method of the experiment is also briefly explained

Criterion B: The chemistry is explained well enough for the reader to fully and easily understand it without the need of rereading

Comment: The student correctly explains how endothermic reactions work and provides a sample equation of an endothermic reaction in an instant ice pack

Criterion B: The chemistry is explained well enough for the reader to fully and easily understand it without the need of rereading

Comment: The student correctly explains how endothermic reactions work and provides a sample equation of an endothermic reaction in an instant ice pack

Criterion B: The methodology is focused on answering the research question

Comment: The student correctly identifies the independent (types of ice packs) and dependent (temperatures generated by ice packs) variables to pursue the research question

Criterion B: The methodology is focused on answering the research question

Comment: The student correctly identifies the independent (types of ice packs) and dependent (temperatures generated by ice packs) variables to pursue the research question

Criterion B: The methodology includes appropriate steps to assure the relevancy and validity of the obtained results

Comment: The student correctly lists the variables that have to be controlled or maintained constant for the results to be valid

Criterion B: The student shows full awareness of safety hazards that can arise during the experiment

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Criterion B: The student shows full awareness of environmental issues that can arise during the experiment

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