Name: _________________________________________________________ Section: _______
Directions: Use the link on Ms. Kaiter’s daily homework page entitled: “Atoms &
Elements“ to answer the questions below.
1.
Write the definition of the term ELEMENT below:
2.
Watch and listen to the Flash Animation version of the Element Song by
Tom Lehrer. Question: Which two (2) elements are stomped on by an animated foot in the video?
___________________________________________ and __________________________________________
3. A) Name one (1) element that wasn’t yet discovered in 1959 when the song above was first written. B) When was that element discovered?
A) B)
4. Watch and listen to the video of the New Element Song (fast or slow version).
What is the NAME and USE of element #10, Element #74, and Element #80?
A) Element #10 - Name: Use:
B) Element #74 – Name: Use:
C) Element #80 – Name: Use:

B)
C)
5. A) Who was the creator of the original Periodic Table of Elements? (full name)
B) When did he create it? (year)
C) Where was he from? (country)
A)
6. The three subatomic parts of an atom are the PROTON, NEUTRON, and
ELECTRON. Which of the three parts has no electrical charge associated with it?
7. Find the green framed image of the “Stadium Model of an Atom.” If one, whole atom was the size of a football stadium, then the nucleus (core) of the atom would be about the size of a small, green:
________________________________________________
8. An example of the contents of one box in the chart of the Periodic Table of
Elements is shown below:
Questions: What do the letters: amu stand for? / Which element has the symbol He?
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9. In the Periodic Table of Elements, elements are arranged in the order of their
Atomic Number. The atomic number tells you how many
_________________________________________ there are in an atom.
10. Open the link entitled, “A Colorful, Interactive Periodic Table of Elements.”
Try out the interactive program, then state one (1) fact you learned about an element below:
Element Name:
Fact Learned:
11. Find the section on Ms. Kaiter’s web page entitled, “Elementary Quantum
Particles.” List three (3) different types of quantum (tiny) particles below:
12. Find the “Try These Element Riddles” section at the bottom of Ms. Kaiter’s web page. Have a list of elements in the Periodic Table in front of you (see the back side of this sheet), and try to answer a few of the riddles that are listed. State one riddle that you were able to find the answer to below:
Riddle # ________________
Riddle question (as stated on the web page):
Your riddle answer (name of element that answers the riddle question):

1
2
3
4
5
HYDROGEN
HELIUM
LITHIUM
BERYLLIUM
BORON
6
7
8
9
CARBON
NITROGEN
OXYGEN
FLUORINE
10 NEON
11 SODIUM
12 MAGNESIUM
13 ALUMINUM
41
42
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
NIOBIUM
MOLYBDENUM
43 TECHNETIUM
44 RUTHENIUM
RHODIUM
PALLADIUM
SILVER
CADMIUM
INDIUM
TIN
ANTIMONY
TELLURIUM
IODINE
14 SILICON 54 XENON
15 PHOSPHORUS 55 CESIUM
16 SULFUR
17 CHLORINE
18 ARGON
56
57
58
BARIUM
LANTHANUM
CERIUM
81 THALLIUM
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
LEAD
BISMUTH
POLONIUM
ASTATINE
RADON
FRANCIUM
RADIUM
ACTINIUM
THORIUM
PROTACTINIUM
URANIUM
NEPTUNIUM
PLUTONIUM
AMERICIUM
96 CURIUM
97 BERKELIUM
98 CALIFORNIUM
19 POTASSIUM
20 CALCIUM
21 SCANDIUM
22 TITANIUM
23 VANADIUM
24 CHROMIUM
25 MANGANESE
26 IRON
27 COBALT
28 NICKEL
29 COPPER
30 ZINC
31 GALLIUM
32 GERMANIUM
33 ARSENIC
34 SELENIUM
35 BROMINE
36 KRYPTON
37 RUBIDIUM
38 STRONTIUM
39 YTTRIUM
40 ZIRCONIUM
59 PRESEODYMIUM 99 EINSTEINIUM
60 NEODIMIUM 100 FERMIUM
61 PROMETHIUM
62 SAMARIUM
101
102
MENDELEVIUM
NOBELIUM
63 EUROPIUM
64 GADOLINIUM
65 TERBIUM
66 DYSPROSIUM
67 HOLMIUM
68 ERBIUM
69 THULIUM
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
LAWRENCIUM
RUTHERFORDIUM
DUBNIUM
SEABORGIUM
BOHRIUM
HASSIUM
MEITNERIUM
70 YTTERBIUM
71 LUTETIUM
72 HAFNIUM
73 TANTALUM
74 TUNGSTEN
75 RHENIUM
76 OSMIUM
77 IRIDIUM
78 PLATINUM
79 GOLD
80 MERCURY
110
111
112
113
114
115
DARMSTADTIUM
ROENTGENIUM
COPERNICIUM
*UNUNTRIUM
FLEROVIUM
*UNUNPENTIUM
116 LIVERMORIUM
117 *UNUNSEPTIUM
118 *UNUNOCTIUM
(*) temporary name

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
>>> An ELEMENT is a pure substance, made of atoms with a common atomic number.
>>> An ATOM is one individual particle of an element.
>>> Atoms are made up of three (3) subatomic particles:
A) PROTON (positive electrical charge, location: nucleus)
B) NEUTRON (no charge/neutral electrical charge, location: nucleus)
C) ELECTRON (negative electrical charge, location: electron cloud)

SUBATOMIC PART OF AN ATOM
Number of PROTONS =
Number of ELECTRONS =
HOW TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT
>>> Same as the ATOMIC NUMBER
>>> Same as the ATOMIC NUMBER
Number of NEUTRONS = >>> SUBTRACT the ATOMIC NUMBER from the (whole number) ATOMIC MASS
>>> Examples for Carbon and Helium below:
Element Name
CARBON (C)
HELIUM (He)
# Protons
Six (6)
Two (2)
# Electrons
Six (6)
Two (2)
# Neutrons
A.M.– A.N. = 12 – 6 = (6)
4 – 2 = (2)
>>> Fill in the four (4) blank boxes for Oxygen and Iron below:
Element Name
OXYGEN (O)
IRON (Fe)
# Protons
8
# Electrons
26
# Neutrons