Element Project

The students have been working this entire week on an element project. They have had 4 days in class to work on this. This project is Due Monday, December 17th. No late projects will be accepted!

Project Criteria!

1) Complete an Adopt An Element information sheet provided by Miss Smith. (60% of grade)
You may use a variety of reference sources. Possible ideas are encyclopedias (book
or CD Rom), science encyclopedias, science catalogs, magazines, and/or Internet sites*.
Information sheets must be neat, written in black ink, and contain all the information
requested. You also need to provide a list of your sources on the back of your
information sheet. A minimum of three sources are required.

2) Create an advertisement for your element. (40% of grade)
The advertisement must include the element’s name, symbol, atomic number,
atomic mass, cost, and an advertising slogan that describes one or more of its important
uses. Advertisements must be neat, colorful, and contain all the information listed
above. You may add pictures that relate to your advertisement theme.

A list of periodic table sites is available on
The Science Spot
http://sciencespot.net/
Go to Kid Zone, then choose Chemistry Links

Be sure to include:
1. Element’s symbol
2. Element’s name
3. Atomic number
4. Atomic mass
5. Ad slogan
6. Cost
7. Your name

You may add pictures or
drawings that illustrate
the various uses for your
element.