Element Cube

Basic Information

Name:____________

Symbol:___________

Atomic #:__________

Mass #:___________

Periodic Information
Family:________________
Group#:____ Period#:____
Location (shaded)

Uses of the Element Atomic Model Atomic Structure

Information
1.__________________
2.__________________ #Protons:___________
3.__________________
4.__________________ #Neutrons:__________
5.__________________
#Electrons:__________

Physical Properties

Phase(at STP):_________
Boiling Pt (oC): _________
Melting Pt (oC):_________
Density (g/mL):_________
Appearance: ___________
EXPLAIN, Part 4 Name
___________________________________
Handout Date
____________________________________
Understanding the Periodic Table of Elements
Part 1: States of Matter of the Elements
Use the Periodic Table in your
textbook or other resource to
shade the boxes in the blank
table of elements (red for solids,
blue for liquids, and yellow for
gases). Color the key below.

Key: State of Matter

Solid

Liquid

Gas

In what state of matter do most of the elements of the periodic table exist?
__________
Part 2: Kinds of Elements
Use the Periodic Table in your
textbook or other resource to
shade the boxes in the blank
table of elements (orange for
metals, pink for nonmetals, and
green for metalloids). Color the
key below.

Key: Kinds of Elements

Metals

Nonmetals

Metalloids

Where on the periodic table are the metals located?

___________________________
Where on the periodic table are the nonmetals located?
________________________
List the metalloids.
________________________________________________________________
_____
Part 3: Families of Elements
Use the Periodic Table in your
textbook or other resource to
shade the boxes in the blank
table of elements. (See colors
on the board.) Color the key
below.
Key: Element Families
Alkali metals

Alkaline earth metals

Transition metals

Boron family
The element hydrogen should not be colored. It stands
apart from the rest of the elements because its properties Carbon family
do no match any other single group. It’s the most
abundant element in the universe and is highly reactive. Nitrogen family

Rows of the periodic table are called __________________. Oxygen family

How many periods are on the table? ________ Halogens

Columns of the periodic table are called _______________. Noble gases

Lanthanides

Actinides
Part 4: History of the Periodic Table
Who discovered a pattern to the elements in 1869?
____________________________

He is called the “Father of the Periodic Table.” His periodic table organized the
elements according to increasing _____________________________________.
What method did he use to organize the elements?
____________________________
________________________________________________________________
______

The modern periodic table organizes the elements according to

__________________.

Who developed our modern periodic table?

___________________________________
ELABORATE: Part 4 Name
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Handout Date
_________________________________

Creating a Superhero or Villain Character

Purpose: To create a superhero or villain element character. Your superhero
or villain will have characteristics and an appearance associated with a chosen
element.
Task: For this project you will need to research one of the elements in the
periodic table. When you write a character sketch, you are trying to introduce
the reader to someone. You want the reader to have a strong mental image of
the person, to know how the person talks, to know the person's characteristic
ways of doing things, to know something about the person's value system.
Character sketches only give snapshots of people; therefore, you should not try
to write a history of the person.
Audience: X-Men Movie producers looking for new characters for the next
movie
Procedure:
1. Select an element from the periodic table for your character.
2. Research the properties and periodic table information for your element.
3. Decide whether your character will be a superhero or a villain.
4. Complete the information on the chart below.

Superhero or
villain?
What is your
character’s name?
What element gives
the power?
Element Name ___________________Symbol _______
Periodic Table Info
Atomic Number ________ Atomic Mass ____________
Properties (at least 3):
1. ________________________________________
What are the
properties of the 2. ________________________________________
element? 3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________

How is the element Uses (at least 2):

 used? 1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________

Description of how
your character
acquired and lives
with his/her power.

Powers - strengths
or weaknesses
based on elemental
properties

What does the

character look like?

Think about the

color and state of
the element.

How old is he/she?

Why should your

character be
included in the next
X-Men Movie?

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