Element Ball Project

Element Ball Project

For the unit covering the periodic table, you will construct an icosahedron (a 20 sided structure) showing information about an element. Your element ball should be COLORFUL, NEAT, and CREATIVE!

Once you have chosen your element, you need to research to find 20 different facts about your element. YOU NEED TO DOCUMENT YOUR SOURCES! Below are some suggestions (keep in mind that they may be found for some elements, but not for others). You MUST INCLUDE the first five! Feel free to add other interesting information!

* 1. element symbol 11. common uses (if any)

* 2. atomic number 12. abundance in nature

* 3. atomic mass 13. cost

* 4. valence configuration 14. date of discovery

* 5. classification (metal, nonmetal, metalloid) 15. person credited for discovery

6. boiling point 16. source of the element

7.  melting point 17. density (g/mL)

8.  state of matter (at room temperature) 18. origin of the name

9. physical properties 19. countries/places it is found

10. chemical properties 20. any isotopes??

Use your textbook or the Internet to aid you in your research.

The following websites may also be helpful when you are gathering your information:

http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm

http://www/chemicool.com/

http://www.webelements.com/webelements/index.html

http://www.education.jlab.org/itselemental/

Procedure:

***After collecting your data, the facts you find should be written on the triangles BEFORE you put the element ball together!

1. Decorate 20 triangles with one fact per triangle (keep in mind that the flaps around each triangle will be folded).

2. Cut out each circle that you have decorated. Fold up the flaps extending beyond the triangles.

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3. To make the top of your element ball: select 5 of your triangles and arrange them so that the top points are facing upwards. Glue the flaps together (it should resemble a hat).

4. To make the bottom of your element ball: repeat step #3

5. To make the center of your element ball: take the remaining 10 triangles and arrange them in a straight line. ALTERNATE the top points (one up, one down). Glue the flaps together.

6. Bring the flaps of the end triangles together to form a circle.

7. Glue the flaps from the top of the ball and the bottom of the ball to the center of the ball.

8. You are finished!

9. Turn in your element ball and your fact sheet to be graded.

Name: ______Period: _____ Date: ______

Element Ball Fact Sheet

Element Name: ______

Sources: ______

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1. Element symbol: ______

2. Atomic number: ______

3. Atomic mass: ______

4. Valence configuration: ______

5. Classification: ______

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