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Element Campaign Poster- 80 points Your element is running for office. Use the following guidelines to create a campaign poster to get your element elected. Your poster will be on paper provided by the teacher, but you can decide on the other supplies such as markers, colored pencils, etc. You are welcome to work individually or with one partner on this assignment. Your poster should include the following parts: 1. Slogan – Include the name of the element and office it is running for. Be creative! 2. DESCRIPTION – This is valuable information! Include: a. Pictures (at least 2 hand drawn or printed out) b. Emblems – Bohr Model and Lewis Dot Structure c. Credentials - chemical symbol, atomic number, mass number, number of p+, no and e-, d. Qualifications – Describe at least 5 physical properties of the element (examples: color, odor, taste, clarity, texture, state of matter, luster, density, malleability, ductility, hardness, viscosity, melting point, boiling point, solubility, etc.) e. AKA (Also known as) - Other names used for your element. Include historical names, common names, slang terms, etc. f. g.
Location - Where your element is found in nature (Where is this election being held)? Political Allies - Name something your element reacts with, and the compound that it forms.
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CAMPAIGN PROMISES - describe at least 3 uses of the element. How is your element better than the others for the office?
3. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE a. Who discovered your element? b. When was it discovered? c. How and where was it discovered? (Note: some elements have been around so long that it is unknown when they were discovered) 5. DANGER – Can this element be dangerous if necessary? Is it reactive, poisonous, flammable, corrosive, explosive, dangerous to political rivals and enemies? 6. Don’t forget to list your references (websites used)! You should have at least three different sources.
Scoring Required information included and accurate Grammar, spelling, clarity of writing Neat, attractive, and well-organized References on back (3) Total
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34 20 20 6 80
All information on your poster must be written in your own words and factually correct. Neatness counts! Your lettering must be neat and straight. Do not have cross-outs, smudges, stains, wrinkles, or stray marks on your poster. Spelling and grammar count. Have someone proofread your writing. Use your imagination. Make an interesting and exciting poster!
Suggested websites http://theodoregray.com/periodictable/ http://www.ptable.com/ www.lenntech.com/periodic-chart.htm www.webelements.com http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html (or type in Jefferson Lab Periodic Table in Google and click on the first link) http://chemistry.about.com/library/blperiodictable.htm
Element Poster – Worksheet Description of Pictures and Emblems:______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Element & Slogan: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Credentials: Chm Symbol, atm #, mass #, p+,no,e- _______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Qualifications (physical properties): (5 of the following - color, odor, taste, clarity, texture, state, luster, density, malleability, ductility, hardness, viscosity, melting point, boiling point, solubility, etc.) ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________ AKA (other names) _________________________________________________________________________ Location (where it is found in nature) __________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Political Allies (other elements that your element reacts with, and the compounds that form) ____________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Campaign Promises (3 uses) ________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Who discovered the element? _________________________________________________________________ When was it discovered?_______________________________________________________________________ How and where was it discovered? ______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Danger – can your element be dangerous?How?______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ References (websites, etc):_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________
