Chemistry Internet Activity
This activity was adapted from
The Science Spot website http://sciencespot.net
This activity meets NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards 5.2,5.4,5.8
And Cross-Content Workplace Readiness Standards 2.1,2.2,2.5,2.6,2.7,2.8,2.9
The activity is designed for high school chemistry students but may also be used for middle school physical science students in the study of families of elements.
The students will work individually on this project.
The project will require a minimum of 3 class periods. Days one and two should be consecutive and in the Internet lab and Day 3 can be done in class a week later giving students time to complete the assignment for homework.
Goals Students will become familiar with families of elements and the characteristics of individual elements in the periodic table. Students will create a permanent display of the periodic table for reference throughout the year. Students will use technology for research.
For this project, students are required to research an element, create an advertisement, and complete an element fact sheet. The students should use the Internet to research this project (see Chemistry Links at the Kid Zone), They may also use CD-ROM's, encyclopedias, science books, or other reference sources. The advertisements are used to create a large periodic table on a wall in the hall outside the classroom. Presentations of elements will be given to the class.
The advertisement must be colorful, neat, and contain the required information - atomic number, atomic mass, symbol, element's name, advertising slogan, and cost. Students must create a slogan that is related to the their element's uses. ( See example of assignment sheet below). Pictures related to the advertising slogan must be included. Pictures of elements and or comics are available on the Kid Zone link (see examples above). The links are also available in my schoolnotes.com account (07480 nbozenmayer) under favorite links. Advertisements should be done on the computer in Word or PowerPoint programs. A hard copy of the finished project should be printed out for submission. Color-coding of elements families may also be done by either printing out on colored paper or by placing the print out in a colored border.
The fact sheet must be neat, written in blue/black ink, and contain all the information requested. Students are required to provide a list of sources (at least three) on the back of the fact sheet. This sheet will be written by hand.
NOTE: For pricing information, visit the Chemicool and Los Alamos sites!
Evaluation of the advertisement and fact sheet parts of the project will be done on the An Adopt an Element grade sheet that can be found in the link below. The An additional grade will be given for the presentation and a quiz will be given on the student’s understanding of all the elements after the presentations are presented.
Specific Details of Project.
Day 1 Each student will be given a copy of the sheet below labelled Adopt An Element Project Description Each student will be assigned a different element. Try not to duplicate element assignments because the finished periodic table requires only one block for each element. Students go to Internet lab and begin research on their element using the websites given below. The first day the students should complete the fact sheet. They should begin creating their slogans for the advertisement based on the facts. They can complete this part for homework.
Day 2 Students will begin their advertisement working in Power point or Word following the format given. Students should use checklist for Sample Advertisement They should check information for accuracy against their fact sheet. Students should print Advertisement on 8 by 12 paper. If the project will be color-coded then students should be assigned a color based on their element they are assigned. This will be completed for homework.
Day 3 (The teacher may choose to allow a few days for the student to complete the project at home before the presentations are given).
Beginning with the lowest atomic number the students will present their individual element to the class. After the presentation the student will attach their Advertisement block to the wall to assemble the periodic table. The class should take notes on all the elements. When the finished periodic table is complete students should be asked to identify trends either verbally or written.
http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/adtelement2.html (Adopt An Element Project Description)
http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/adtelement.html (Adopt An Element Fact Sheet)
http://www.sciencespot.net/Media/adtelempjt.pdf (Both of the above plus a Grade Sheet & Project List; pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat available free of charge at www.adobe.com )
The links that are used in this project are as follows:
This site links you to all the periodic table sites and you may open and print project handout, fact sheets, and teacher sheets. http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classchem.html#Anchor4
Periodic Table Sites
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/index.html
http://www.steelforge.com/infoservices/periodic/periodic.htm
http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/periodic_table.html
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html
http://www.sprocketworks.com/shockwave/load.asp?SprMovie=periodictableweb
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
http://bvsd.k12.co.us/schools/BHS/science/elements/elements.html
http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics