Mr. Applebaum’s Second Marking Period Chemistry Project
“ADOPT AN ELEMENT”
Requirements:
1 - Bibliography / Reference Page (30 pts)
2 - Element Fact Sheet (30 pts)
3 - Advertising Poster (40 pts)
My element: _________
Due Date: __________
Due Date: __________
Due Date: __________
10% lost for each day late
1 - Bibliography / Reference Page: Your project begins with research. You must have at least three
references. Your textbook is good place to start. You can also use magazines, encyclopedias (hard
copy or on-line), books on CD and/or internet sites*. After you have found all the required
information, you are to cite your specific references in proper form (Author, Title, Resource
Location, Date). Check you student handbook (page R-7) to see how books, web pages, etc. are to
be cited. I should be able to find the exact information you found by checking your references.
2 – Each section of the fact sheet on the backside of this page) must be as complete and neat as
possible. For example, if your element has no discoverer, in that it has been known in antiquity,
you are to write something like “known since ancient times – discoverer unknown”. Costs must be
converted to one of the three options listed and common isotopes are hereby defined as those that
are stable along with those with a half life no less than a year.
3- Periodic Table block poster: The size must be 14” x 20” (less than half a normal sized poster
board). It must include: your elements name, atomic number, and symbol, the average atomic
mass, some of its practical uses and its cost. You must also develop a slogan for you element that
describes an important use or feature of your element. Be creative; use related photos, diagrams,
and colors. Make it neat and catchy.
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Atomic No.
20 inches high by
14 inches wide
Name and
Symbol
74.9
As
Atomic
Mass
Arsenic
“A sure fire way to kill a rat; and it
works much better than a mean old cat”
Slogan
Cost and uses
Your poster must follow
this format. Be sure to add
artwork, photos, and color!
*
Practical Uses: medicine, poisons, and alloys
Cost = $3.20 per gram
Tyrone Wilson, Period 3/4
Your name
and period
A list of periodic table web sites is available through “The Science Spot” website (Once there, go to
“Kid Zone” then choose “Chemistry Links”).
”Adopt an Element”
Fact Sheet
Symbol: __________
Student name: __________________________ Per. ______
Element name: ______________________
Atomic Number: _________
Average Atomic Mass: ____________
Symbols of the common isotopes: __________________________________________________
Electron Configuration: [ Closed Shell ] ________
Valence Electrons: ___________________
Period number: _______ Group number: ________
Group Name: ______________________
Melting point: ________C Boiling point: ________C Normal state (or phase) ____________
Cost data (1 required): $ _________ per gram, $ ___________ per pound, $ __________ per ton
Discovered by ________________________________ in ________________ [year]
Origin of the modern name: _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Other names used in history: _______________________________________________________
Interesting info.: [may include important uses, manufacturing facts, common compounds, etc…]
1. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
”Adopt an Element”
Bibliography /
Reference Page
Student name: __________________________ Per. ______
Element name: ______________________
(staple this page to your fact sheet)
1. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
”Adopt an Element”
Bibliography /
Reference Page
Student name: __________________________ Per. ______
Element name: ______________________
(staple this page to your fact sheet)
1. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
“My Element” Sign Up Sheet
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Element
Aluminum, Al
Americium, Am
Argon, Ar
Barium, Ba
Beryllium, Be
Bismuth, Bi
Boron, B
Bromine, Br
Cadmium, Cd
Calcium, Ca
Carbon, C
Cesium, Cs
Chlorine, Cl
Chromium, Cr
Cobalt, Co
Copper, Cu
Fluorine, F
Gold, Au
Helium, He
Hydrogen, H
Iodine, I
Iron, Fe
Krypton, Kr
Lead, Pb
Lithium, Li
Magnesium, Mg
Manganese, Mn
Mercury, Hg
Neon, Ne
Nickel, Ni
Nitrogen, N
Oxygen, O
Phosphorus, P
Platinum, Pt
Plutonium, Pu
Potassium, K
Radium, Ra
Radon, Rn
Silicon, Si
Silver, Ag
Sodium, Na
Strontium, Sr
Sulfur, S
Tin, Sn
Titanium, Ti
Tungsten, W
Uranium, U
Xenon, Xe
Zinc, Zn
Zirconium, Zr
Period: _______
Student Name