*Drops One Grade Letter Each Day It Is Late

ELEMENT BABY BOOK

Final Project Due: TUESDAY, FEB. 5TH

*Drops one grade letter each day it is late

Parent Signature X______

In this project you will “adopt” an element (of your choice) from the periodic table. As a proud parent of your element you will create a baby book to remember eachstage of your element’s life. This project will count as nearly THREE LAB grades in science. You will apply your knowledge of the periodic table to one specific element (of your choice).

Sources of Information:

Websites (see research sheet)

Periodictable in your textbook

* MUST USE AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL REFERENCE BOOK

**You may create your book on the computer, but it is not necessary. You may use scrapbooking materials, construction paper, etc to construct a neat and colorful final product. See samples in class.

Requirements: Check each one as you complete it.

_____Cover page – 5 points

Name of element and your name

Decorative cover

_____Page 1 Facts Sheet – 20 points

Name of element (Give your element a first name)

Nickname of element (Symbol)

Birth date (date element was discovered)

Birth weight (atomic mass)

Birth height (atomic number)

Race (type of element- metal, nonmetal, or metalloid)

Attending physician (Discoverer)

Gender (state of matter at room temperature)

Place of birth (country of discovery)

Personality (boiling point and melting point)

_____Page 2 Birth Certificate – 10 points

Fill out birth certificate and have parent (your) signature

-Should include information such as name, birth date, weight, height, race, physician, and gender in certificate format

_____Page 3 Drawn atomic structure– 10 points

Hand drawn picture of element’s atomic structure WITH A KEY

- Must be drawn by you! No printing from websites.

- Show all protons, neutrons, and electrons

_____Page 4 Rhyming Poem– 10 points

Poem about element *At least TEN lines with facts

Must rhyme for full 10 points

_____Page 5 Family– 5 points

Family Name (Name the family or group: elements in the same column)

Siblings(Name the two elements with atomic number before and after on Periodic Table)

_____Page 6 Career– 5 points

Careers of element(different uses for your element)

Picture of career

_____ Page 7Sources– 5 points

Neatly record the sources used for your project

-Textbook and one additional reference book: title, author, pages

-Name of one or more websites and date accessed

Complete ALL requirements!

Be creative!

Be neat!

Use color!

Punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar must be accurate!

Do your personal best!!

Element Baby Book Research

This page is due WED 1/30

Name of element:______

Element symbol:______Latin name (if applies):______

Atomic number:______Atomic mass:______

# of protons:______# of neutrons:______

# of electrons:______Date of discovery:______

Discoverer:______

Country of Discovery:______

Boiling Pt:______Melting Pt:______

State of matter:______

Family/Group name:______

Atomic number before? After?______

Metal, nonmetal, or metalloid: ______

Uses for element (career): ______

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ADDITIONAL FACTS (space on the back):

TEACHER-APPROVED WEBSITES: