Elements

GOLD
GLOD
IRON
IONR
SLIVRE
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ACTIVITY TIME:

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GROUP 1
Elements named after places
Some elements are named after places. Write the name of
the element and their symbol that is named after the place
given in each question.
1. America
2. California
3. The continent of Europe
4. The country of Germany
5. The country of France
6. Scandinavia
GROUP 2
Elements named after places
Four of the elements are named after planets. Complete the chart
below for the elements and their symbols named after planets.
Planet Name Element Name Symbol
 GROUP 3
Elements named after the name of Scientists
Many elements are named after famous scientists. The scientist’s last name
is used along with the ending “ium”. Write the element and symbol after
each scientist given.
1. Albert Einstein
2. Pierre and Marie Curie
3. Enrico Fermi
4. Alfred Nobel
5. Dmitri Mendeleev
6. Ernest Rutherford
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Criteria Very Good Fair Poor Score
Good
Appropriateness The content of 1-20% of the 21-40% of the 41% or above of
the presentation presentation presentation the content
is appropriate to content is not content is not presentation is
the topic appropriate to appropriate to not appropriate
the topic. the topic. to the topic.

Presentation Presenters were Presenters were Presenters were Presenters were

all very occasionally not consistent unconfident
confident and confident with with the level of and
did an excellent their confidence/pre demonstrated
job presentation paredness little evidence
of planning prior
to presentation.
Cooperation Each one of 3 out of 4 2 out of 4 Only 1 member
and teamwork them members members did his/her job
completed their completed their completed their
task so as to task so as to task so as to
come up with come up with come up with
expected the expected the expected
PRESENTATION:

GROUP 1 – SONG
GROUP 2 – GAME SHOW
GROUP 3 – ROLE PLAYING
DIRECTION: Complete the following
sentences

• I believe that I know

• First, I believe
• Second, I believe (infer) that
• Finally, I believe that
 RUBRICS FOR METACOGNITION
Strategy/ 4 3 2 1
Points
Metacognition Follows Follows template; Follows template, Barely follows
metacognition includes 3 pieces but information is template with little
template; includes of information insignificant or or no scientific
3 significant, with possible redundant; few information or
accurate pieces overlap or or no details. details.
of information on redundancy;
a Science topic, adds limited
concept, theory, amounts of details
etc. add several as support.
supporting details
to each stated
piece of
information
Direction: Using the Periodic Table of Elements
answer the following:
A. What is the name of the following elements?
1. Au
2. C
3. Ag
4. O
5. H
B. What is the symbol of the following elements?
6. Sodium
7. Aluminum
8. Iron
9. Nitrogen
10. Potassium
ANSWER:

1. Gold
2. Carbon
3. Silver
4. Oxygen
5. Hydrogen
6. Na
7. Al
8. Fe
9. N
10. K
ASSIGNMENT:
Write down the elements that makes up following:
1.Jewelry
2.Steel Bar
3.Salt
4.Water
5.Electric Wires
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Th Ag N K Y O U
9 118 37

F Og Rb
3 16 52 28 7 31

Li S Te Ni N Ga