Element Research Project Due: Monday, 10/28/2013

Each student will research an element and present some basic information about their element to the class. You will sign-up for your element by Thursday, October 17th, 2 1!. The presentation can be in the form of a poster, pamphlet, "ower"oint presentation, electronic storyboard, "re#i, song$dance or other form. Electronic formatted pro%ects must be submitted by &pm 'unday, 1 $27$2 1!. The presentation should be 2-( minutes long. The pro%ect re)uirements* 1. 'tudent+s name 2. Element name !. Element symbol (. ,tomic number -. ,tomic mass .. / of protons, neutrons, and electrons 7. 0roup / and 0roup name the element belongs to &. "eriod / the element belongs to 1. 2ohr diagram 1 . 3eri4ation of name 5what$whom it is named after, what language the name comes from, etc.6 11. 7hen it was disco4ered 12. 7ho disco4ered the element 1!. 'ources of the element 1(. 8a%or uses 5e9. technology, medicine, etc.6 1-. "hase at room temperature 5solid, li)uid, gas, or un:nown6 1.. 8elting "oint and 2oiling point 17. ;ine spectra emission 5image$description6 1&. <eferences 5! minimum for full credit6
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Element Project Rubric !. "oints

Project Presentation ate!ory Presentation " Points 'pea:s clearly 1 = 1 > of time. 7ords understandable. ?an be easily heard throughout presentation. "resentation 2 = ( minutes long. 3 Points 'pea:s clearly 7- = & > of time. 8ost words understandable. ?an be heard most of the time. 2 Points 'pea:s clearly = . > of the time. ?annot understand se4eral words 8uch of presentation too soft to hear. "resentation = 1 or 7-& minutes long. 3eli4ery is fair but it is clear much more rehearsal was needed. Bair eye contact. 1 Point 'pea:s clearly less that half of the time. ?annot understand much of what is spo:en. @ery soft. 8umbling. "resentation under ! seconds or & or more minutes long. 3eli4ery not smooth. Ob4ious lac: of any rehearsal. ;ittle or no eye contact with the audience.

#ime $imit %2& " min' re(uired) Pre*aration + Deli,ery

"resentation 1 = 2 or --. minutes long. Aeeded to be rehearsed 1 or 2 times more but deli4ery was fairly smooth. 0ood eye contact.

@ery wellrehearsed with smooth deli4ery. E9cellent Eye contact with the audience.

Project -n.ormation ate!ory ontent/ /r!ani0ation " Points Cnowledge of element is e9cellent. ?ontent of presentation is well organi#ed 3 Points Cnowledge of element is good. ?ontent of presentation is organi#ed. 2 Points Cnowledge of element is fair. ?ontent shows some organi#ation. 1 Point ;ittle or no :nowledge of element. ?ontent shows little organi#ation.

Re(uirements Research

8eets or e9ceeds all re)uirements. "resentation shows e4idence of being 4ery thoroughly researched. ! or more citations.

8eets all or most of the re)uirements. "resentation shows e4idence of ade)uate research. 2 citations.

8eets most or some of the re)uirements. E4idence of some research is shown 1 citation.

Only some or no re)uirements met. ;ittle or no e4idence of research shown. Ao citations

Project Desi!n ate!ory /ri!inality/ -nterest " Points "resentation reflects an e9ceptional degree of creati4ity. E9ceptional attempt to ma:e the presentation interesting to the audience. Dolds audience attention throughout. Bont si#e and color contrast 5font 4s. bac:ground color6 ma:es it e9ceptionally easy to read. Ao grammatical or spelling errors. Outstanding %ob of o4erall planning and design. "lanning and design helped to engage the audience into the presentation. 3 Points "resentation shows good creati4ity. Enteresting to the audience. Dolds audience attention most of the time. 2 Points 'ome creati4ity shown. 'omewhat interesting to the audience. Dolds audience attention some of the time. 1 Point ;ittle or no creati4ity shown. ;ittle or no effort to ma:e the presentation interesting to the audience. ,udience attention lost.

1isual Dis*lay

Bont si#e and color contrast is good. 1 or 2 grammatical or spelling errors

Bont si#e and color contrast is fair. ! or ( grammatical or spelling errors.

Bont si#e and color contrast is poor. 8any grammatical or spelling errors.

/,erall Plannin!/ Desi!n

O4erall pro%ect is put together in an acceptable manner. "lanning and design ,dds to the presentation without much distraction to the audience.

O4erall pro%ect needs some impro4ement. 'omewhat distracting to the audience

"oor planning$design. @ery distracting to the audience

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