Chemistry Scavenger Hunt
Name __________________________
Visit the Chemistry Links page at the Kid Zone to find these sites!
Go to http://sciencespot.net/ and click the Kid Zone graphic!
Click : CHEMystery
Go to the “States of Matter” area to find the answers to these questions.
1. Matter is anything occupying _______________ and having ______________; it is the material of the
_______________.
2. There are three main phases of matter: _____________, ____________, and _____________. There is also
a fourth phase, ______________, but it exists at very high temperatures.
Science Is Fun
Go to the “ChemTime Clock” area to find the answers to these questions.
1. All materials, whether solid, liquid or gas, are made of _______________. Atoms are the smallest _______
of ___________. Scientists have found over _______ different kinds of atoms. The many different materials
we encounter are made from _______________________ of these atoms. A material in which all atoms are the
same kind is called an ______________. Therefore, there are over ____ different elements. Each element has
been assigned a number, called its ___________ _____________.
2. Search for information about each element on the Chem Time Clock. Use the chemical symbol to identify
each element.
____ Diamond and graphite
____ Lightest atom
____ 2nd most abundant element on Earth
____ Lightest metal
____ Atomic number of 3
____ Found in borax
____ Glows red-orange with electricity
____ Atomic number of 7
____ Name from Greek word for sun
____ Major component of air
____ Most common atom in universe
____ Used in making toothpaste
____ Found in buckyballs
____ An element in table salt
____ Atomic number of 2
____ Atomic number of 12
____ First discovered in the sun
____ Used in “mag” wheels
____ Beryl, emeralds, and aquamarine
____ Atomic number of 9
____ Atomic number of 11
____ Used in laundry detergents
Quia! Chem Games
Choose the “Common Chemicals” game.
Play the game to discover the names of these common chemicals:
Acetic acid = ______________________
Sodium bicarbonate = ______________________
Ascorbic acid = ______________________
Sucrose = ______________________
Retinol= ______________________
Sodium chloride = ______________________
Acetylsalicylic acid = ______________________
Sodium hydroxide = ______________________
Thiamine = ______________________
Go to http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0832242.html to answer the questions below. Use titles under
“Sections in this article” to find answers. They are all mixed up too!
1. Name 3 properties of matter
a.
c.
b.
2. The ____________ is considered the basic unit of any element.
3. __________________ held that all matter is made up of four elements – earth,air, fire, and water.
4. In a _________________ change, such as a change in state (e.g from solid to liquid) the substance as a
whole changes, but its underlying structure remains the same.
Go to http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/states_of_matter/index.html and have fun at this site
watching the substance change state.
Go to http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/hotplate/index.html . This one is a challenge. You can start it
from the beginning as many times as necessary to help you see the change in temperature. .
Once there , you can select the pink or green material. Which one did you pick? ___________
What was the melting point? ________________ What was the boiling point? _________________
Go to http://www.quia.com/quiz/303980.html take this quiz to test your knowledge of physical and chemical
changes. Attach a sheet of notebook paper with the correct answers #1-20. _________ Score
Go to http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/atoms/states.html and fill in this chart
Some Characteristics of Gases, Liquids and Solids and the Microscopic Explanation for the
Behavior
gas
liquid
_____________
assumes the shape and volume
of its container
particles can move past one
another
____________________
___________________
_________________
particles can move/slide past
one another
retains a fixed volume and
shape
rigid - particles locked into
place
___________________
lots of free space between
particles
not easily compressible
little free space between
particles
not easily compressible
little free space between
particles
flows easily
particles can move past one
another
flows easily
particles can ____________
past one another
____________________
rigid - particles cannot
move/slide past one another