Houses are made from a wide range of materials, each with its own special chemistry.

What is "Green Building"? Write an essay, and discuss some products that are used, based on the information at the site, http://www.buildinggreen.com/about/whatsgb.html.

There is a phenomenal amount of chemistry associated with home cleaning products - some quite benign, some that requires more care.

Is this "big business"? Surf the Internet to find sales figures for some of the most popular home cleaning products. How do home cleaning product sales compare to, say, video game sales figures? What do the numbers mean?

The kitchen is a chemical laboratory and cooking is a chemical process.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (as is true with most other public governing bodies) has codes for all manner of public facilities. Part of the code for the commercial preparation of frozen and liquid eggs is given at the site http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/007/chapter83/chap83toc.html Please read the report and write a short essay describing the relationship of the codes to chemistry.

Chemistry in the home extends to the products we use on ourselves, including toothpaste, shampoos and perfumes. Our jewelry represents chemistry in action.

Please take a tour of the Diamond exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, at the site http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/diamonds/index.html. Please write an essay that includes the types of diamonds, their occurrence, their processing and distribution. Please include in your report pictures copied (with proper citations!) from the "virtual tour."

Thousands of natural and commercially-prepared substances are used to cure or lessen symptoms in humans.

Which is better, "brand-name" or "generic" pharmaceuticals? Write a short essay on the controversy, citing Internet references. Include in your essay information about price and effectiveness. Please use at least three products as case studies.