1. Title of You Presentation Date Team Name Member Names

2. Research: Stay Focused Why study the topic? Research as much as you can… BUT Stay focused - Avoid information glut Background Information History Chemical Principles Facts Applications Pros and Cons

3. Slides 1)Title Page, Date, Team Name, Member Names 2)Goals and purpose of your presentation 3)Chemistry background 4)Text should be short – Do not try to put whole sentences. 5)Diagram/Pictures/Tables 6)Short summary 7)References and sources for your topic

4. References oProvide All References Used. At least one each. oBooks: Author 1; Author 2. Chapter Title. Book Title, Edition Number; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year; Volume Number, Pagination. oWalker, J.M.; Cox, M. The Language of Biotechnology: A Dictionary of Terms, 2 nd ed.; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1996; pp 56-57.

5. References oWWW: Provide Author, Title of Site, URL (Accessed Date), and other identifying information. oACS Publications Division Home Page. http://pubs.acs.org (accessed Feb. 2005). http://pubs.acs.org oJournal Articles: Author 1; Author 2; Author 3. Title of Article. Journal Name Year, Volume, Pagination. oHill, M.; Fott, P. Kinetics of gasification of Czech brown coals. Fuel 1993, Volume 72, pp 525-529.

6. Slides Label graphics, tables, charts, diagrams, or pictures Use margins. Spelling check! Subscripts and superscripts (Mg 2+, CO 2 ) Simple colors and big fonts are more appealing. Pick a good background color. Make sure it looks good!

7. Presentation 5-10 minutes will be given to each team. Everyone should speak at least 2 minutes. Stay relaxed and use humor. Maintain eye contact and show enthusiasm. Give audience time for questions and answers. Practice, practice, practice! Set aside at least one hour for the final dress rehearsal!

8. Evaluation Team evaluation form from each team – Evaluate your own team members. Presentation evaluation from the instructor – evaluates the presentation and the slides.