Element Poster

Web Lesson - Elements

20 points

Name:_______________________________ Date:____________ Period:______________

Element:______________

Go to the "Elements" page in the "Course of Study" area.

The numbers on the sheet correspond to the numbers of the web sites under "Web Research Links".

1. Read about the 4 elements of life. What are they?____________________________________________________

2. Get your periodic table and annotate it using the table from the link. Click on "Groups and Layout".

Use a highlighter and color in the following:

Alkali Metals Alkali Earth Metals Halogens Noble Gases Non-Metals Metals

3. Research your element.

Element chosen:_________________________________________________

Atomic Symbol:______________________ Atomic Number:______________

Atomic Mass:________________________ State at room tempurature:______

Classification: Metal/Nonmetal/Semi-metallic:___________________

Uses:______________________________________

Factoids: (Discovery info, unusual facts, statistics, ect.)

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Element Poster

30 points

Make a poster of an element chosen at random. Use web links on the Elements course of study page to research your element. Hang on wall and score it with this rubric. Hand in rubric for credit.

	0-1 point	2-3 point	4 points	5 points	Score
Name	No Name	Unrecognized name	Name on back	Name on front
Neatness	A mess	Recognizable	Neat or Legible	Neat and Legible
Element Information	None Shown	Name & Symbol	State & Mass	Classification
Uses	None Shown	1 use	2 uses	3 or more uses
Proper structure shown	Improper # and Positions	Correct Protons	Correct Neutrons	Correct Electrons
Factoids	None Shown	1 shown	2 shown	3 or more shown
Total