Element Project

Students locate information about an element and convey the information to the rest of the chemistry students in the form of a poster, mobile, hypercard stack or mediatext document.

CHEMISTRY research ASSIGNMENT [50 points]

You will draw an element out of the mole's hat. Find out the following information about this element and convey the information to the rest of the chemistry students in the form of a poster, mobile, hypercard stack or mediatext document. (check with instructor if you'd like to present in an alternate format)

The element you have drawn for this assignment is ______________.

REQUIRED INFORMATION: (42 points or a "B")

• (6pts) 1. Hand in ,separate from the project, this sheet and a typewritten bibliography of the three sources you have used. Staple to the bibliography the printout you received from Two ELECTRONICALLY accessed sources [Magazine index, newspaper index, ERIC, Electronic encyclopedia, Internet].
• (2pts) 2. Check up .....all information accessed and in hand Bring to class for review
• (4pts) 2. Name, symbol, and atomic number of the element.
• (3pts) 3. Source of the name/symbol
• (3pts) 4. Who discovered the element and when.
• (2pts) 5. Physical state of the element under room conditions [solid, liquid, gas]
• (10pts) 6. Five properties of the element
• (4pts) 7. How the element is found in nature ( if it is found in nature, is it found as the element by itself, or in a compound or in a mineral?) and how it is obtained from its source in nature.
• (6pts) 8. Several key uses of the element
• (2pts) 9. Include your name and class period somewhere on the poster or mobile.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (to obtain 50 points or an A+)

(3pts) 1. Additional intruiging information about the element.

(3pts) 2. Pictures, cartoons, magazine clippings, videodisc segments, etc. to show how the element is used or obtained or symbolized.

(3pts) 3. Creativity in how the information is displayed.

DUE DATE: when completed