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ELEMENTS are everywhere!

ELEMENTS are everywhere!. ELEMENT #1. What element is in this ring?. The spiral pattern on this ancient Celtic ring represents the spiral / circle of life. GOLD (Au) Latin: aurum. 2/3 of the world’s gold comes from South Africa 2/3 of US production comes from S. Dakota and Nevada.

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ELEMENTS are everywhere!

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  1. ELEMENTS are everywhere!

  2. ELEMENT #1

  3. What element is in this ring? The spiral pattern on this ancient Celtic ring represents the spiral / circle of life.

  4. GOLD (Au) Latin: aurum • 2/3 of the world’s gold comes from South Africa • 2/3 of US production comes from S. Dakota and Nevada

  5. ELEMENT #2

  6. What element do these things have in common?

  7. Here’s a hint…

  8. IRON (Fe) Latin: ferrum Cheapest… Most common… Most useful… Used extensively for the making of STEEL

  9. IRON (Fe) Latin: ferrum The most common ore (source) is hematite.

  10. IRON (Fe) Latin: ferrum This iron pillar from AD 400 still stands in Delhi, India

  11. IRON (Fe) Latin: ferrum It also carries oxygen in hemoglobin in red blood cells.

  12. ELEMENT #3

  13. Both superman and kryptonite are from…

  14. KRYPTON (Kr) Greek: kryptos Means “hidden” Krypton is a gas Used in flash lamps for high speed photography

  15. ELEMENT #4

  16. This element is in thermometers

  17. MERCURY (Hg)Greek: hydoor (living) + argyros (silver) Found in Egyptian tombs of 1500 B.C Spain and Italy produce 50% of the world’s mercury.

  18. ELEMENT #5

  19. What element is a gas that glows and is used in TV tubes, lasers and cryogenic freezing?

  20. NEON (Ne) Greek: neos

  21. ELEMENT #6

  22. We eat this element every day, we immerse ourselves in it in the summer, and it is used to produce safe drinking water…

  23. CHLORINE (Cl) Greek: chlorosmeaning greenish yellow We eat it every day combined with sodium in the form of SALT

  24. CHLORINE (Cl) Greek: chlorosmeaning greenish yellow We immerse ourselves in it in the summer when we swim in a POOL

  25. CHLORINE (Cl) Greek: chlorosmeaning greenish yellow It is used to produce safe drinking water

  26. CHLORINE (Cl) Greek: chlorosmeaning greenish yellow Ecuadorian tree frogs have chlorine in their skin which is a powerful pain killer (200 times more effective than morphine)… but in large doses it can kill you!

  27. ELEMENT #7

  28. What element is present in these items?

  29. CALCIUM (Ca) Latin: calx Calcium is referred to as lime. It is found in nature as limestone.

  30. CALCIUM (Ca) Latin: calx Calcium can clog pipes…that’s what’s in “hard water”

  31. CALCIUM (Ca) Latin: calx Some cave formations are made of calcite…

  32. CALCIUM (Ca) Latin: calx Ants in the pants… mites go UP, tights go DOWN Stalagmites Stalactites

  33. ELEMENT #8

  34. What element is in your toothpaste?

  35. FLUORINE (F) French: fluere • Means flow or flux… • It is a yellow gas. • In water, fluroine helps prevent cavities and interestingly it is also being studied as a rocket propellant!

  36. FLUORINE (F) French: fluere Also used to make uranium used in nuclear energy. And in air conditioning and refrigeration (CFCs)

  37. ELEMENT #9

  38. Do you recognize this character?

  39. He is Gollum from Lord of the Rings and he is made of sand which contains the element SILICON

  40. SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Means flint. Silicon is the second most abundant element making up ¼ of the earth’s crust. It also is present in the sun and stars.

  41. SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Not found free in nature… it is found in sand, quartz, and clay.

  42. SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Silicon crystals are used to make semiconductor devices and solar cells used to capture solar energy.

  43. SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Silicon in the form of sand and clay is used to make concrete, brick and glass.

  44. SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Water organisms called diatoms extract silica from water to build their glass-like shells.

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