Winter 2009 Quarter Project

8th Grade

3-D Periodic Table

Goal:  With the contributions of your peers, you will build a 3-D periodic table of elements using shoe boxes.

Description:  Use shoe box for a single element to show its characteristics and its position on the periodic table.

Supplies: Two shoe boxes without lids

                   Blue, yellow or green paint to cover box.

                             Will be painted at school

                   Markers, 3x5 index cards

                   Miscellaneous items according to element and your

                             imagination

Important note:  shoe box must be a men's or women's size shoe box (not a child size or boot size, etc).

Requirements:  Two elements will be assigned to you.  You will paint the interior and exterior of the box (according to whether it is a metal, nonmetal or metalloid) and add information and items described below.

Extra credit:  build a third shoe box element

You will give the element's name, *atomic number, *symbol, *atomic mass, and a symbol (which will be supplied to you) to represent the state of the element at room temperature. 

*Size of letters ______________ inches

On one note card, write history of the element's name, the meaning of name, and the year of its discovery.

On another note card, write a description of the element's physical characteristics and two interesting, weird, or wacky facts about your element.

Place an item or picture of your element as it could be used in our daily lives with a description of that use. For example, a lithium battery, ball of aluminum foil, or a picture of a tracer bullet could be placed in your shoe box for the elements lithium, aluminum, and antimony.

INFORMTION FOR INSIDE OF BOX                                       

Left side                       Center                          Right side

History of name            Name                            Two interesting

Year discovered           Symbol                                       facts

                                                Atm. mass                    Description of physical

                                                State of matter                             characteristics                                                    

                                              Item or photo of

                                                            Element

Building of Periodic Table

On the day shoe box element is due, we will assemble the shoe boxes according to the periodic table.

Grading

Grading is based upon designing and decorating the shoe box with the above required information and items along with neatness, organization, and creativity.  Grading sheet will be a separate page.

Due dates

Date to turn in shoe box to be painted --Monday, March 2

Date to turn in completed shoe box--Wednesday, March 11