Researching Elements

To make sure that students really get to start learning about elements, I have them do a research project on one element.  I have students work with a partner to research an element that I give them.  By researching one element, the students get to start investigating what elements are and what properties they have. Each student was given the following worksheet to complete while researching their element:

Presentation on an element

Name:___________________

Date:___________

You will be working with your partner to present information about your element to the class.  You can present your information in any form you see fit (i.e. poster, rap, story, PowerPoint, poem, skit, etc.) as long as you approve it with me first.  Remember though, your presentation should only last 3 minutes.  You will find a lot of the information about your element at the following website: http://www.chemicalelements.com/show/name.html.

When you present your information about your element to your class, you will need to tell the class the following information. Make sure to fill out the blanks below, as you will turn in this sheet after your presentation.

The name of your element______________________________________.

The chemical symbol for your element____________________________.

The atomic number of your element______________________________.

The atomic mass of your element________________________________.

The family the element belongs to________________________________.

Common use(s) of your element (you can list them on the lines below) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

One interesting fact about your element _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

After the students finished researching their elements, they created amazing presentations that they then showed off to the class in a class gallery.  The students loved being able to pick how they would present their information!  All the students were very proud to show off their final product!