Specifications for Drawing Your Chemical Element

Student Name: ______Period #: ______Mrs. Lee – 8th Grade Physical Science Specifications for Drawing/Making Your Element Project Helpful websites: http://chemistry.about.com/library/blperiodictable.htm http://chemicalelements.com DIRECTIONS: 1. Make your 8 ½ x 11 inch paper neat and colorful or make a 3-D model putting the following information on it 2. Write the atomic number for your element (use the spelled-out element’s name from the Common Elements List that is closest to your last name) 3. Write the atomic mass for your element 4. Write the symbol of your element 5. Write the element’s name 6. Write what group it’s in (example: Group 18 is part of the Noble Gases, Group 1 is part of the Alkali Metals)) 7. Write when the element was discovered, by whom & how 8. Write where the element appears in nature. How many electrons, protons & neutrons it has. 9. General Students: List at least 4 interesting facts on your element (examples: how the element is used, what is its affects on humans & the food chain). GATE Students: List at least 8 interesting facts on your element 10. You can work with 1 partner in the same science period on this project or work on your own 11. Make sure you write your name(s) on the project & have a proper heading 12. Be prepared to present to the class in a professional manner. I grade on good presentation skills: o Show visual o Communicate clearly, loudly and understandably o Have good eye contact with audience o Each member must have an equal speaking part and must share in the work

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SUPPLIES NEEDED ASAP FOR “ICECREAM IN A BAGGIE” EXPERIMENT: Milk, Heavy Whipping Cream, Sugar, Vanilla, NaCl Table Salt or NaCl Rock Salt, boxes of 1- Quart Size Ziploc Bags, boxes of 1-Gallon Size Ziploc Bags, spoons, little cups http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howtos/a/aa020404a.htm