Pre-AP Adopt an Element Project
To help you learn more about a particular element and familiarize yourself with the Periodic
Table of the Elements; you will select one element and research it. We will do all the research
during science classes by using the laptops in the classroom. You will have to do the art work at
home. Each student will research a different element, so have a second and a third choice ready.
The work is due on, or by, .
You may use paints, markers, cut paper, stencils, downloaded pictures, word processed writing,
whatever you want in putting the information on your card. Make sure you are neat!
Make use of the following sources to help you:
· Periodic Table of the Elements in the back of your agenda.
· An encyclopedia.
· Books that contain information on the elements.
92
Front
U
Radioactive
Used in E-ray
Equipment
92
Metal-
Gray
Dull
Martin H.
Klaproth in 1789
discovered
Uranium.
Found in
Ore/Rock on
Earth’s Crust,
less than 1%
Back
Catchy Slogan!
Pure Substance Definition
Uranium
Uranium
1. On both sides of the card, centered at the top, put the atomic number of your element _______.
2. In the center of the card, in big letters, put the chemical symbol. ______
3. On both sides of the card, centered at the bottom, put the name of your element.__________ .
4. Then place the following information anywhere else on the front of the card:
· Definition of a pure substance.
· Metal, Metalloid, or Nonmetal ____________
· Color _________
· Luster _________
5. On the back of the card, put the following information:
* Date of discovery ___________ & · Discoverer ____________
* Where the element is found (Earth’s crust, Ocean, Living Things and/or Atmosphere)
·· Percentage of the location that is made of this element.
*Picture/drawing of the element and the locations it is found.
* Slogan for your Element! Be CREATIVE!
Rubric
#1 – Atomic Number (both sides)
5pts
#2 – Chemical Symbol
10pts
#3 – Name of Element (both sides)
10pts
#4 – Pure Substance, Metal/Nonmetal/Metalloid, Color, Luster
30pts
#5 – Discovery, Where Found, %, Illustration, Slogan!
25pts