Element name
Oxygen (O)
Silicon (Si)
Aluminum (Al)
Iron (Fe)
Calcium (Ca)
Sodium (Na)
Potassium (K)
Magnesium (Mg)
Element name
Hydrogen (H)
Oxygen (O)
Carbon (C)
Nitrogen (N)
Elements
Chloride (Cl)
Sodium (Na)
Magnesium (Mg)
Sulfur (S)
Calcium (Ca)
Other elements combined
Elements
Nitrogen (N)
Oxygen (O)
Argon (Ar)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
1.
2.
Compare the number of shaded
elements with the number of elements
not shaded.
What did you observe?
› The Earth’s crust, also referred to as the
lithosphere, is composed of different
elements
› Majority of Earth’s crust is made up of eight
elements.
› Use the following data to construct a pie
graph showing the percentage of each of
the eight elements
› Title your pie graph SOLID EARTH
Element name
Percentage by weight of the
Earth’s crust
Oxygen (O)
47%
Silicon (Si)
28%
Aluminum (Al)
8%
Iron (Fe)
5%
Calcium (Ca)
3.5%
Sodium (Na)
3%
Potassium (K)
2.5%
Magnesium (Mg)
2%
Adapted from
http://www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/jesei/minerals/students
.htm
› Anything that consumes energy, wastes
energy, responds to stimuli, grows and
reproduces
› Majority of living matter is composed of four
elements
› Use the following data to construct a pie
graph showing the percentage of each of
the four elements
› Title your pie graph LIVING MATTER
Element name
Percentage found in any cell
Hydrogen (H)
59%
Oxygen (O)
24%
Carbon (C)
11%
Nitrogen (N)
4%
Others elements combined
2%
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/ge
ology/life_elements.html
› More than half of the earth is covered in salt
water
› Majority of Earth’s crust is made up of eight
elements
› Use the following data to construct a pie
graph showing the percentage of each of
the five elements
› Title your pie graph OCEANS
Elements
Percentage
Chloride (Cl)
55%
Sodium (Na)
31%
Magnesium (Mg)
7.7%
Sulfur (S)
3.7%
Calcium (Ca)
1.2%
Other elements combined
1.4%
Adapted from ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawater
› Layer of gases that surround the earth
› Majority of Earth’s atmosphere is made up of
four elements
› Use the following data to construct a pie
graph showing the percentage of each of
the four elements
› Title your pie graph ATMOSPHERE
Elements
Percentage of elements i
Nitrogen (N)
78.09%
Oxygen (O)
20.9%
Argon (Ar)
0.93%
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
0.039%
Adapted from :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth
Which is the most abundant element in
the Earth’s crust?
2. Which is the most abundant element in
living matter?
3. Which is the most abundant element in
the oceans?
4. Which is the most abundant element in
the atmosphere?
5. Which is the most common element
found in majority of your pie graphs?
1.