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Atomic Box Project (30 pts) due December 17, 2014 Name Brandon Radu

Per. 1
You are going to make an atomic box for our classroom periodic table. Each box will
be 7 x 7 inches with a border. Each box should include this information:
o Atomic number (1 tall bright! )
o Atomic Symbol (2 tall bright!)
o Element Name (bold!)
o Melting point (C)

Fun fact

Uses

o Where your element is found (or mined)


o Who and when your element was discovered (if
known).

o Boiling point (C)


o Atomic mass or weight
o phase

o a radioactive symbol if your element is


radioactive

o Group (Alkali, Alkaline-Earth, Transition Metals, Boron


Group, Carbon Group, Nitrogen Group, Oxygen Group,
Halogen, Inert Gases, Lanthanide Series, Actinide Series)

o if its a metal, nonmetal, or semimetal


o Picture (hand drawn- of something your
element is used in)

Your Names and period in lower right hand


corner

A. Your Atomic box must have a border (no bigger than the background).
B. Your work must be neat and accurate!!!!! Your picture(s) must be hand
drawn of something made from your element. It should POP!
C. Your fun fact should be interesting and relevant, not some boring detail.
D. Make rough draft on back. Then I will give you colored paper according to
your elements atomic number. This is the background for your atomic box.
E. IMPORTANT!!!!! Use color! not Pencil! Consider gluing on
information. Type if handwriting is bad. But must be nicely glued on. Your
element should STAND out, not fade into the background!
F. You will make a short presentation of your element & box in class (5 pts).
1. Use the pages I provided you from The Elements by Albert Swertka and these websites:
http://ed.ted.com/periodic-videos
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html
http://www.webelements.com/
http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm
http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart.htm
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chemistry-the-elements-revealed-interactiveperiodic-table/

Eighth Grade Science

Name:

____________________________
Science
Date: _________________

Period: ____

Research for Atomic Box and Class Presentation


Here you can put research that you can use for your atomic box and also for your class
presentation. You will have more information here than you will put on your box!
Some of it you will save for your presentation and some will just be for your
knowledge!
1. Basic Periodic Table Information M
2. make sure it is correct!
Element Name: Palladium
Atomic Number: 46
Atomic Mass: 106.42
Melting Point: 1,555C
Boiling Point: 2,963C
Phase: Solid
Metal: Transition metal
Usually Radioactive?
Group: Transition metal
3. Discovered Who discovered this element, when, where and how it was
discovered.
Palladium was discovered by William Hyde Wollaston, in 1803

4. Uses find as many things that you can that your element is used for: which one
will you list on your box and which ones will you make a drawing of for your
element?
Jewelry, medicine, water treatment, oil refining, Dental fillings, catalytic converters
for cars, and electronics such as TVs.
5. Fun Facts about your element
Palladium can absorb up to 900 times its own volume of hydrogen - the most
common element in the universe.
Palladium was first used in jewelry in 1939.
Palladium is 30x rarer than Gold.
Palladium is similar to that of gold. It can be hammered into sheets no more than
about a millionth of a centimeter thick.

Eighth Grade Science

Name:

____________________________
Science
Date: _________________

Period: ____

6. Where your element is found (or mined)


Palladium has been found in the Norite belt of the Bushveld Igneous Complex
covering the Transvaal basin in South Africa, the Stillwater complex in Montana,
United States, the Thunder bay district of Ontario, Canada, and the Norilsk Complex
in Russia.

7. Major Properties of this Element (conductive, shiny, soft, brittle etc. )


Shiny, resistant, malleable and ductile.

8. New Words and their definitions (at least 3-5 words)


Catalytic: Relating to or involving the action of a catalyst.
Corrosion: The process of corroding metal, stone, or other materials
Ductile: (of a metal) Able to be drawn out into a thin wire.
9. Bibliography Full bibliography entries for text sources. You must use at least 1
book source (can be the paper I gave you) and 2 internet sources.
Stwertka, Albert. A Guide to the Elements. New York: Oxford UP, 2012. Print.
"Fun Facts About Palladium - Bullion.com." Fun Facts About Palladium
Bullion.com. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
"Stillwater Palladium : Uses for Palladium." Stillwater Palladium : Uses for
Palladium. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
"Chemistry Explained." Palladium, Chemical Element. Web. 15 Dec. 2014.

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