ELEMENTS

AND
COMPOUNDS
ELEMENTS
NAME AND
RECOGNIZE THE ORIGIN
OF THE ELEMENT’S NAME
AND SYMBOL

IDENTIFY THE ELEMENT’S

NAME AND SYMBOL

USE PERIODIC TABLE IN

IDENTIFYING ELEMENTS’
USING THE PERIODIC TABLE IDENTIFY
WHAT ELEMENTS IS SUGAR MADE OF?
I AM A COMBINATION OF WHAT ELEMENTS?
THE CHEMICAL FORMULA FOR TABLE
 HOW DO ELEMENTS GET THEIR SYMBOLS?

1. OFTEN THE FIRST LETTER OF

THE ELEMENT’S NAME IS THE
SYMBOL FOR THAT ELEMENT.
2. THE NAME OF THE ELEMENT
MAY BEGIN WITH A LETTER THAT
IS ALREADY THE SYMBOL FOR
ANOTHER ELEMENT. IN THAT
CASE, IT MAY BE THE FIRST AND
SECOND LETTERS THAT ARE USED,
OR THE FIRST LETTER AND
ANOTHER LETTER IN NAME MAY
 3. THE FIRST LETTER OF THE
SYMBOL IS ALWAYS
CAPITALIZED. THE SECOND
LETTER (IF USED) IS ALWAYS IN
4. A FEW ELEMENTS ARE NAMED
LOWERCASE.
AFTER PLACES OR FAMOUS
SCIENTISTS.
HOW ARE ELEMENTS NAMED?
SOME ELEMENTS CAME FROM
ANCIENT NAMES WITH LATIN AND
GREEK ORIGINS; OTHER ELEMENTS
WERE NAMED AFTER FAMOUS
SCEINTIST, COUNTRIES, PLANETS
 TABLE OF ELEMENT-ARY!

Q1. WHAT ARE THE SYMBOLS FOR

ELEMENTS WITH LONG NAMES
SUCH AS BERYLLIUM,
PHOSPHORUS, AND GERMANIUM?

Q2. WHAT ARE THE SYMBOLS FOR

BORON, NITROGEN, FLUORINE,
AND VANADIUM?

Q3. WHAT ARE THE SYMBOLS FOR

LITHIUM, CHLORINE, ARGON,
 IRON, SILVER, MERCURY, AND
LEAD?

Q5. WHAT ARE THE SYMBOLS FOR

SILICON, MAGNESIUM, AND GOLD?

Q6. WHAT IS THE SYMBOL FOR

POTASSIUM?

Q7. WHAT IS THE ELEMENT’S NAME

AND SYMBOL THAT COMES BEFORE
TITANIUM? HOW ABOUT THE
COMPLETE THE STORY BELOW
BY IDENTIFYING THE ELEMENT
NAMES
 (B) _______. HIS SHOOTING (FE) _______
STRAPPED TO HIS SIDE, HE HEADED OUT
FOR THE BRIGHT STAGE. THERE WAS SURE
TO BE A LOAD OF PRECIOUS (AG) _______
ABOARD, AND PROBABLY (K) ______, TOO.
INHALING A DEEP BREATH OF (O) ______ HE
COUGHED ON THE (S) ______ FOR THE
NEARBY MILLS. SINCE THE (HG) _____ WAS
CLIMBING, HE QUENCHED HIS THIRST
WITH SOME H2O, TASTING THE (CL) _____
ALL BIG CITIES LIKE BROCKVILLE HAD. AS
HE HEADED NORTH HIS BONES ACHED
THE SUN BEAT DOWN LIKE BURNING
(P) ______. SOON HE SPOTTED THE
STAGE, GUARDED ONLY BY A SHERIFF
WITH A (SN) _____ BADGE. “HALT,” HE
YELLED, “OR I’LL FILL YOU TOO SLOW.
THE KID’S GUN, BLAZING LIKE
FLAMING (MG) ______ DID THE (CU)
_______ IN. ANYONE WHO DREW ON
THE KID SHOULD KNOW HIS LIFE
WASN’T WORTH A PLUGGED (NI) _____.
A (PT) _____ BLONDE RIDING BESIDE
THE (AL) _____-FRAMED COACH RODE
FOR HER LIFE WHEN THE KID PULLED
SUDDENLY, A SHOUT RANG OUT, “HI HO
(AG) _____ AND A MASKED MAN ON A
WHITE HORSE RACED ACROSS THE (SI)
_____ SANDS LIKE (NA) _____ SKITTERING
ON H2O. A (H) _____ BOMB WOULD NOT
HAVE STOPPED THE LAWMAN; THE KID
HAD MET HIS DOOM. THE REST OF HIS LIFE
WAS TO BE SPENT BEHIND (CO) STEEL
BARS, A WARNING TO ALL WHO FLIRT WITH
DANGER. YOU FIRST DETENTION MAY BE
THE INITIAL STEP IN A (C) _____ COPY LIFE
OF THE SAGA OF THE (AU) ______ DUST KID.
READ EACH QUESTION
CAREFULLY AND WRITE THE
LETTER OF THE CORRECT
ANSWER.
1. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS NOT AN
EXAMPLE OF ELEMENT?

A. ALUMINUM
B. ARGON
C. CALCIUM
D. DEXTROSIUM
2. WHAT IS THE
SYMBOL FOR
POTASSIUM?

A. BA
B. CA
C. C
D. K
3. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS NOT A NAME
ORIGIN OF THE ELEMENTS?

A. ANCIENT NAME
B. ANIMALS
C. FRUITS D.
TREES
4. C: CARBON; P: ____

A. PALLADIUM
B. PHOSPHERUS
C. PHOSPHATE
D. PHOSPHORUS
5. THE SYMBOL OF AN
ELEMENT IS USUALLY ITS
NAME’S FIRST OR FIRST TWO
SOUNDS. WHICH SET HAS
THE CORRECT SYMBOLS FOR
CALCIUM, COBALT, AND
CHLORINE, RESPECTIVELY?

A. C, CO, CL
B. CA, CO, CL
C. CA, C, CR
A. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TABLE BY
FILLING IN THE MISSING WORD OR SYMBOL.
DAY 2
WHO AM I?
IDENTIFY THE ELEMENTS BEING
REFERRED BY THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIPTIONS.
1. I AM NAMED AFTER A PLANET WITH AN
ELEMENT SYMBOL OF PU, WHO AM I?
2. MY SYMBOL, PB AND NAME COMES
FROM ANCIENT NAMES, WHO AM I?
3. I AM NAMED AFTER A COUNTRY, AND MY
ELEMENT NAME IS AMERICIUM, WHAT’S
MY SYMBOL?
4. MY SYMBOL IS ES, AND NAMED AFTER A
GREAT PHYSICIST, WHO AM I?
5. I AM A PRECIOUS ELEMENT WITH A
SYMBOL AU, WHO AM I?
 WHAT’S WRITTEN ON
THE BOX?

WHAT INFORMATION ARE WRITTEN

ON THIS BOX? CAN YOU IDENTIFY
SOME OF THIS INFORMATION?
WORKSHEET (INTERACTIVE LEARNING
STYLE- INDIVIDUAL WORK )
MISSING INFORMATION WORKSHEET
WILL BE HANDLED TO THE STUDENTS
THAT IS TO BE COMPLETED
INDIVIDUALLY. USING THEIR
PERIODIC TABLE, THEY WILL PROVIDE
THE MISSING INFORMATION FOR
EACH GIVEN ELEMENT (ATOMIC
NUMBER, SYMBOL, NAME, OR ATOMIC
MASS).
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY IS TO
CONTINUE EXPLORATION OF
ELEMENTS ON THE PERIODIC TABLE,
Name: Date: Grade and Section:
Missing Information Worksheet

Find the missing information and fill – in. You may use your Periodic Table
1. WHAT TERM DESCRIBES THE
LETTER/S AND WORDS LOCATED
IN THE MIDDLE OF EACH BOX?
2. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE
DECIMAL NUMBERS AT THE
BOTTOM PART OF EACH BOX?
3. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE
NUMBER ON UPPER LEFT
CORNER OF EACH BOX?
4. WHAT TERM DESCRIBES THE
COLUMNS OF ELEMENTS? ROW
GUIDE QUESTIONS

6. WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS

LISTED UNDER ROW 2?

7. WHAT IS THE ELEMENT

LISTED UNDER COLUMN A,
ROW 1?

8. WHAT IS THE ELEMENT

LISTED UNDER ROW 2,
COLUMN C?
ACTIVITY 2.1: WHO AM I?
IDENTIFY THE ELEMENTS BEING
REFERRED TO BY THE FOLLOWING.
WRITE THE ELEMENT NAME AND
SYMBOL.
1. GROUP 1, PERIOD 1
2. GROUP 2, PERIOD 6
3. GROUP 18, PERIOD 3
4. 15.999/16
ACTIVITY 2.1: WHO AM I?

5.27
6.6
7.1.007
8.12
9.GROUP2,PERIOD2
10.28
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BEING
REFERRED BY THE ENCIRCLED PARTS. WRITE THE LETTER
OF YOUR ANSWER BY SELECTING FROM THE GIVEN
CHOICES.
A. ATOMIC NUMBER B. ELEMENT SYMBOL
C. ELEMENT NAME D. ATOMIC MASS
E. PERIOD NUMBER F. GROUP NUMBER
 A. Complete the following table by filling in the missing information.

Name Symbol Period Group Atomic Atomic

Number Number Number Mass

Iron          
Gold          
Argon          
Americ          
ium
Hafniu          
m
 COMPLETE ME!
COMPLETE THE INFORMATION NEEDED BY THE TABLE
BELOW.

Group Number Period Number Element Name

1 1  
2 6  
18 3  
    Sodium
    Iodine
 ACTIVITY 6
ELEMENT POSTER PROJECT
PROCEDURE:
YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH, AND
BECOME AN EXPERT IN ONE OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE
PERIODIC TABLE. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE PRESENTED
THROUGH A POSTER. YOUR POSTER MUST INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
 NAME OF THE ELEMENT
 SYMBOL
 ATOMIC NUMBER
 GROUP AND PERIOD NUMBER
 WHO? WHERE? WHEN WAS IT DISCOVERED?
 A POEM OR A PUN RELATED TO YOUR ELEMENT
 A LIST OF COMMON USES (MINIMUM OF THREE)
 FIND SOME BIZARRE FACT ABOUT YOUR ELEMENT -
SOMETHING YOU BELIEVE IS UNIQUE, AND RELATIVELY
UNKNOWN BY THE GENERAL POPULATION.
 A PICTURE OF THE ELEMENT, OR A PICTURE RELATED TO
ONE OF THE ELEMENT’S USES.
 GUIDELINES

 MAKE IT COLORFUL AND INTERESTING.

USE PICTURES, OBJECTS, DRAWINGS,
DIAGRAMS, ETC. TO APPROPRIATELY
DRAW ATTENTION TO IT.
 BE ORIGINAL AND CREATIVE. THESE
PROJECTS ARE INTENDED TO EDUCATE,
AND ENTERTAIN AND WILL BE DISPLAYED
FOR SEVERAL SEMESTERS.
 NEATLY DISPLAY YOUR NAME(S), AND
CLASS PERIOD ON THE FRONT, BOTTOM-
RIGHT CORNER OF THE POSTER.
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING USING YOUR
OWN WORDS.

ELEMENT
______________________________
ELEMENT SYMBOL
_________________________
ELEMENT NAME
__________________________
PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENT
_________________
GROUP NUMBER
__________________________
PERIOD NUMBER
Based on their output, graded performance will be given based on
the rubric below.

Name, Symbol & Atomic Number ______ / 5 pts

Group and Period Number ______ / 5 pts
Who? Where? When was it discovered? ______ / 15 pts
A poem or a pun related to your element ______ / 20 pts
A list of common uses (at least 3) ______ / 10 pts
Unique fact about element ______ / 10 pts
Picture / graphic ______ / 5 pts
Neatness / creativity ______ / 5 pts
Total ______ / 75 pts