Project – Element Superhero
Name: ___________________ Date: ____________________ Science 9
Your Task
Your task is to assume the role of a publicist. Your newest client is an unknown superhero
that has just recently been discovered. Through a freak industrial accident, your client was
exposed to an excessive and dangerous amount of a known elemental substance. This
overexposure has left your client with some absolutely amazing superpowers. As a
publicist, you must design a poster that will be used to create a positive public image of
your client. You must describe your superhero client and his/her properties and
characteristics. Be as creative as you can, but make sure that your poster has all the
important information required to describe the information below.
Poster Format
You may choose to produce your poster using one of the following accepted formats.
Paper (Hand Drawn Poster)
Computer (Microsoft Publisher or other design software)
Online (Toondoo)
Information that you must include on your poster:
Criteria
Fill in or use a tick mark to indicate this is complete
Creative well designed image
Creative and related name
Slogan
(related to a characteristic of your element)
Element symbol
Atomic number
Atomic mass
Group/family name or number
Period number
A variety of uses of the element
Super Powers
“
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(What will the superhero be able to do with
these uses?)
Background information
Who discovered the element?
When was it discovered?
Latin name Any other interesting features –
Bohr model
(including # of protons, neutrons, and electrons)
Physical properties
Density –
Melting point –
Boiling point –
State at room temperature (20°C) -
Where to find information:
1. There are numerous books available in the library (546s)
2. Online databases (see DK Library website)
3. Some Internet sources you can use are:
www.webelements.com
www.chemicalelements.com/
www.chemsoc.org/viselements/ - once you get to this site, hit periodic table. The flash version
will give you more pictures, html version more specific information
http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements/pages/pertable_j.htm
http://www.periodicvideos.com/
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home
http://education.jlab.org/
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