ELEMENT SCAVENGER HUNT

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PURPOSE:

The purpose of the element scavenger hunt is for students to learn more about the quirks and cool stuff the elements of universe. This hunt also allows students to increase their knowledge about the elements for the inclusion in their database project.

Have Fun...

MATERIALS:

Element kiosks / inspiration maps of your classmates

Web Sites on the Periodic Table

Models of elements

Reference Books

INSTRUCTIONS:

1) skim one another's title cards to find out the answers to the questions given below.

2) interview your classmates about their elements to find out the answers to the questions below.

3) use other resources such as the web and books provided .

4) Find as many answers as you can, write the symbol to the left of the description that best fits.

QUESTIONS:

I am an element that . . .

1. has 27 electrons in its orbital diagram.

2. is used in swimming pools to keep out bacteria.

3. is used in incandescent lamps.

4. is used in aircraft gas turbine engines.

5. was discovered by Charles Wood in South America.

6. melts at 1455 degrees C and boils at 1499 degrees C.

7. is a dangerous gas released by rocks and soil.

8. is shiny black solid, but gives off a purple vapor when heated.

9. has a W for its symbol.

10. is represented by Thomas Jefferson on a coin.

11. can be used in surgical instruments.

12. is a solid found in marble, limestone, chalk, and milk.

13. has a name that means lazy in Greek.

14. is a silvery-white metal used in flares, fireworks, and photographic light bulbs.

15. was isolated is 1808 by Sir Humphry Davy.

16. is used in fluorescent lights with argon.

17. is a silvery metal and more than 4 million tons are produced in the United States each year.

18. supports all plants and animal life.

19. was isolated by Martin Henrich Klaproth in 1789.

20. has a name that means hidden one in Greek.

21. is used in nuclear fission and is radioactive, poisonous, and explosive.

22. is a silvery metal used for food storage, roofs, and poles.

23. is a noble gas used in light bulbs and photographic pictures.

24. is a black solid contained in every organism.

25. has a name that comes from a Greek word meaning stone.

26. can be found formed as diamond.

27. is an alkali metal that can be cut with a knife.

28. is a metal used to make silverware, jewelry, and coins.

29. is explosive and is the lightest of all metals.

30. has a name that comes from the goddess of the moon, Luna, or Diana.

31. is the lightest of all elements and is a flammable gas.

32. is used to make batteries, enamels, dyes, and in its carbonate form is used in a drug to treat depression.

33. is found in aircrafts, automobiles, welding, and cooking utensils, and is used to transmit electricity.

34. is a solid and forms rust when reacted with air.

35. is a halogen gas that is yellow and explosive.

36. can be dangerous if inhaled or absorbed through the skin.

37. is a yellow solid and has a gas form that smells like rotten eggs.

38. could be used as a fuel in alternative cars.

39. is found in the ocean as well as on land.

40. used in x-ray jackets to prevent radiation from reaching the body

41. has the lowest freezing and boiling points of all elements.

42. 100 millions pounds a year are consumed.

43. an alloy needs to be 50% of this to be called "steel"

44.mixed with zinc this makes glow in the dark paints.

45. drinking this will cause you to turn blue.

46. has the highest melting and boiling points of all elements.

47. is used as a hardener in metal alloys.

48. Produces a brilliant red flame, used in fireworks.

49. Used instead of chlorine is some swimming pools.

50. One of the best conductors of electricity, used in cookware.