Element Baby Book

Final Project Due: _____________________

Requirements:
In this project you will adopt an element from the periodic table. The element
that you choose must have an atomic number from 1 – 20.
As a proud parent of your element you will create a baby book to remember
each stage of your element’s life.
Sources of Information:
Websites to help you in your search
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
http://www.mii.org/periodic/MIIperiodicChart.html
http://www.bayerus.com/msms/fun/pages/periodic/in
dex.html
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html
A list of periodic table sites is available on
The Science Spot
http://sciencespot.net/
Go to Kid Zone, then choose Chemistry Links (I will provide these.)
The periodic table in your book will give you some information.
Encyclopedias

Requirements:
1. Element Fact Sheet
2. Rubric
3. Element Baby Book

Complete ALL requirements!

Be creative!

Be neat!

Use color!

Punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar must be

accurate!
Do your personal best.
Element Baby Book Format

_____Cover page – 2 points

Name of element and your name
Decorative cover
_____Page 1 -- This should be written in paragraph form. – 10 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)
Attending physician (Discoverer)
Gender (state of matter at room temperature)
Place of birth (country of discovery)
Personality (emotions: boiling point and melting point)
_____Page 2 – 5 points
Pronunciation rebus (How do I pronounce it? A representation of
the words or syllables by pictures of objects whose names resemble the
intended words or syllables in sound. Ex. Rainbow – rain cloud + hair bow)
_____Page 3 – 5 points
Fill out birth certificate and have parents sign
_____Page 4 – 5 points
Picture of element
# of protons is body
# of neutrons is legs
# of electrons is arm
Atomic number is head
_____Page 5 – 5 points
Poem about element
_____Page 6 – Draw a picture of all family members like on page 4. –
5 points
Family Name (family or group)
Address (period + discoverer’s last name + drive, lane, circle,
court, road, or way)
Brothers and Sisters (Names of family members)
_____Page 7 – 5 points
Picture of element (Bohr model)
_____Page 8 – 5 points
Paragraph about the elements friends (tell about the bonding that
this element likes to make and what happens to its electrons)
_____Page 9 – 5 points
Career of element (what your element will become when grows up)
Picture of career
Name ____________________________________

Element ___________________________

Element Baby Book

Fact Sheet
Classification (circle one): Nonmetal Metal Metalloid

My element belongs to the ___________________________ family.

Three Interesting things about my family are:

1.______________________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________________

Origin of Name __________________________________________________________

Discovered by ___________________________________________________________
Discovered in ___________________________________________________________

Interesting Info: May include important uses, interesting facts, common compounds, etc.
**This should not include any information that appears in other places on this project.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Symbol Atomic Number Atomic Mass

______________ ______________ ______________

# of Protons # of Neutrons # of Electrons

______________ ______________ ______________

Melting Point Boiling Point Normal Phase

______________ ______________ ______________

Type of Bonding:
1. What type of bond do I normally form? ____________________________
2. Explain what my electrons do when I form a chemical bond.
_________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
3. Give an example of a balance reaction that I am involved in for a common substance.
Name ___________________________ Element_____________________________

Project Rubric (This should be attached to your project when you turn it in. This is
worth 8 points.)

• Provided basic information ................................. + 20 __________

(All items worth 2 points each)
Name Symbol Atomic # Atomic Mass Boiling Point
Protons Neutrons Electrons Melting Point Normal Phase
• Other information ............................................... + 28 __________
Nonmetal/Metal/Metalloid (2 points)
Family Name (2 points)
3 Facts about Family (6 points)
Origin of Name (2 points)
Discovery By (2 points)
Discovery Date (2 points)
6 Interesting Information/Uses (12 points)
• Bonding………………………………………..+12 ___________
(All items worth 4 points each.)
Type of bond
What electrons do in bond
Example Reaction (balanced)
* References ......................................................... +10 __________
Minimum of 3 (6 points)
provided required information (2 points)
correct format (2 points)
• Miscellaneous .................................................... + 20 __________
Typed or Black ink (5 points)
complete sentences (3 points)
correct spelling (5 points)
correct grammar (2 points)
neat (5 points)
* Element Baby Book…………………………….+ 52__________
See Format Sheet

Total Points = __________ out of 150 = __________%

A B C D F