Directions

=Chemistry: Element Project=

__ Purpose __
The purpose of this project is to allow you to learn about one element on the Periodic Table. You will research your element and then present the information you find in a creative way. You and your partner must design a wikipedia page based upon your assigned element of the Periodic Table. A wiki is a type of website that allows users to add, remove, or edit and change content of a topic very quickly and easily. It is also a way to use collaboration in defining the topics. Several links to help with your research can be found at http://delicious.com/johnson237/PeriodicTable

Your wiki page should include information from all five areas listed below (these inclusions are an absolute minimum to your page). In addition, include at least one link to a website (10 points), two photographs or graphics (5 points), a bohr model (5 points) and embed one video or podcast related to your element (10 points). To find videos you may use teachertube.com, youtube.com, NOVA, or [|http://unitedstreaming.com] (username room238 and the password science)

__**Area 1: Essential data - 10 points**__ Element name, symbol, atomic number and mass, period and group number, and standard state at room temperature.

__**Area 2: History - 20 points**__ The second type of information you will find about your element involves man’s relationship to the element. Here, you will include facts about the discovery of the element. What person/people discovered it. Where and when was it discovered? In what country?Is there a story behind the identification or discovery of the element? You should also include information about how humans interact with the element.

__**Area 3: Physical properties - 10 points**__ boiling point, melting point; atomic number, average atomic mass, isotopes and percent abundance; state of matter, color, texture, brittle/ductile, conductor of electricity and/or heat, insulator; radioactivity; metal/nonmetal/metalloid; ions the element forms; reactivity with acids, bases, oxygen, metals; alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, etc. You need not include all of the above information; different sources will have different pieces of information about a particular element. There may be some properties of the element that have NOT been listed above and you should include these, too.

Biological role and health hazards, abundance of element in universe (earth and sun), environmental hazards or effects. Where is the element found in nature? Is it found in ores or minerals? Is it found in the sea or in the air? Do certain plants or animals have high concentrations of this element?What processes must we perform to acquire samples of the element? What is the element used for?
 * __Area 4: Element uses - 20 points__**

Important compounds element forms, how much can you buy for $100.00, and list all isotopes.
 * __Area 5: Other information- 10 points__**

Use the link on the navigation bar to access your element's page. This information should be displayed in an attractive manner that is easy for others to read. You may use the discussion tab to communicate with your partner. Please use different colors of font so that your contribution to the project is clear.