Download Name: Chemistry I

Name:________________
Chemistry I
Chemistree Ornament Project!
*DUE DATE: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
**SIZE LIMIT:
NO BIGGER THAN 9 CENTIMETERS BY 9 CENTIMETERS BY 9 CENTIMETERS!
(9 CENTIMETERS = 3.5 INCHES)
***YOU MUST HAVE A HOOK OR SOME OTHER MEANS TO HANG YOUR
ORNAMENT ON THE CHEMISTREE!
DECORATION ON ORNAMENT MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
POINT VALUE:
1. SYMBOL of the element you have adopted for the year.
(Should be large and easily seen.)
5
2. NAME of the element you have adopted for the year.
(Should be large and easily seen.)
5
3. IDENTIFY your element as a METAL, NONMETAL or METALLOID.
5
4. IDENTIFY your element as belonging to the s-block, p-block, d-block or f-block.
10
5. The state (SOLID, LIQUID or GAS) in which your element is found in nature (in the earth).
[HINT: To determine state in nature, think about, or find out about, where
it is mainly found, i.e. in rocks (solid), in the atmosphere (gas), etc.]
10
6. The NOBLE GAS CONFIGURATION for your element.
10
7. The ELECTRON DOT NOTATION for your element.
8. The ELECTRONEGATIVITY VALUE for your element.
9. The TYPE OF BOND your element generally enters into (IONIC OR COVALENT).
10
5
10
10. The NAME of the group to which your element belongs such as: ALKALI METALS,
ALKALINE-EARTH METALS, TRANSITION ELEMENTS, HALOGENS,
NOBLE GAS, LANTHANIDE, OR ACTINIDE.
5
11. A CHEMICAL FORMULA of a COMPOUND containing your element.
5
12. Make your ornament THREE-DIMENSIONAL, depicting the holiday/winter season!
10
13. Make your ornament COLORFUL, CREATIVE, and INTERESTING!
+10
Project Points:
*You may earn 5 bonus points if you turn it in early!
Total Possible Points:
100
+5
105