Element Baby Book Project

1. Element Baby Book Project Procedure and Example

2. Introduction • In this project you will adopt an element from the periodic table. • As the proud new parent of your element, you will create a baby book to remember each stage of your element’s life. • This counts as a test grade. Pay special attention to the required details so you don’t loose points. • Some parts need to be done on the computer and some by hand.

3. How and When? When: • Introduction 10/24 • Class work – 10/25 – 10/28 • Final Project due Date: Monday 11/7 • Presentation (small group): 11/8 Time line: • Research & cover page – 10/25 • Page 1 and start page 2– 10/25 • Page 3– 10/28 • Page 4 – 10/29 Homework • Page 5, 6, 7 & final touches – Homework

4. Process • Use the resources listed on your handout or Google the element name. • avoid Wikipedia • During this process remember to include: • Color • Neatness • Check spelling and grammar • Fill the pages • Be creative!!!

5. Cover Page 2.5pts • Name of element (can be creative and create a baby name for your element) • Picture of the element (in everyday use) you can add more than one picture • Decorative cover

6. Cover page (poor) example LITHIUM

7. Better EXAMPLE LITHIUM

8. Back Page 2.5 Points • Your Name • Your Period Number

9. Birth Certificate 20 pts. • Name (name of the element) Lithium • Nickname (symbol) Li • Birth Date (date element discovered) 1817 • Birth Weight (atomic Mass) 6.941 amu • Birth Height (atomic number) 3 • Race (type of element- metal, non-metal, metalloid) metal • Attending Physician (discoverer) Johan A. Arfvedson • Gender (state of matter at room temperature) solid • Place of birth (country of discovery) Sweden • Address (Period – Group number (Space) Group Name) 2-1A Alkali Metal • Signature of Parent (that’s you!) • Make it look professional (border, seal of approval, etc...)

10. Birth Certificate examplesFind a style you like and copy it with your elements info. (google images) or type it in yourself to a word document.

11. BIRTH CERTIFICATE This is to certify that LITHIUM Birth Weight : 6.941amu Birth Height: 3 Race: Metal Gender: Solid Nickname: Li Personality: Boiling Point 1347C, Melting Point 108.54C Was born in the year of 1817 in the country of Sweden. Physician in attendance was Johan A. Arfvedson Signature of Parent: Mrs. Register Lithium Element

12. Baby Picture 8 pts. • Draw a picture of your element. This can be a cartoon-type drawing or another type of graphic. • It must have something to do with what can be done with the element. • Please remember to cite any copied graphics.

13. Protons 3 Neutrons 4 Electrons 3

14. Family Tree 12 pts. • Create a family tree to place the following information. • Family name (name of the group it belongs to alkali metals, halogens, etc.) • Brothers and sisters(names of the group members) • Names of other elements in that family/group • Family portrait (like page 2) of each element in the family

15. Family Tree examples

16. The Alkali Metal Family, Group I Hydrogen Sodium Potassium Rubidium Francium Cesium Lithium

17. Baby’s First Picture10pts. • Picture of the element (Bohr model):

18. Element’s Personality 10 points • Color • Density • Boiling Point • Melting Point • Crystal Structure

19. Element’s Career 10 points • State the common uses of your element. This can be in paragraph form or listed, but MUST be in complete sentences.   • Picture of career (common use)

20. Sources 5 points • State the sources from which you obtained your information • Websites (url’s) • Reference Books (bibliographic information)