Download Periodic Table Olympics I. Elements to Symbols

WARM-UP
Today’s Date: _______________
What is the connection between the
Periodic Table and the minerals found on
Earth?
I. Elements to Symbols
In this event, your team must use your knowledge of the periodic table to
turn element names into the correct element symbol.
WHAT ARE THE SYMBOLS FOR THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS?
1.
2.
3.
4.
HYDROGEN
IRON
POTASSIUM
FLOURINE
5. CALCIUM
6. OXYGEN
7. MAGNESIUM
I. Elements to Symbols Answers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Hydrogen = H
Iron = Fe
Potassium = K
Flourine = F
Calcium = Ca
Oxygen = O
Magnesium = Mg
II. Symbols to Elements
In this event your team must use your knowledge of the periodic
table to turn element symbols into the correct element name.
WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING SYMBOLS?
8. Si
9. Al
10. Cl
11. Pb
12.
13.
14.
15.
C
Na
Cu
S
II. Symbols to Elements Answers
8. Si = silicon
12. C = carbon
9. Al = aluminum
13. Na = sodium
10. Cl = chlorine
14. Cu = copper
11. Pb = lead
15. S = sulfur
III. Element Breakdown
Directions: In this activity your team will write down the number of
different elements and the number of atoms that make up each
mineral on the chart.
Minerals
Example: Quartz SiO2
16. Pyrite FeS
17. Corundum Al2O3
18. Galena PbS
19. Halite NaCl
20. Hematite Fe2O3
21. Flourite CaF2
22. Sulfur S
23. Muscovite KAl3Si3O10(OH)2
24. Calcite CaCO3
25. Talc Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
# of Elements
# of Atoms
2
3
III. Element Breakdown Answers
Minerals
# of Elements
# of Atoms
Example: Quartz SiO2
2
3
16. Pyrite FeS
2
2
17. Corundum Al2O3
2
5
18. Galena PbS
2
2
19. Halite NaCl
2
2
20. Hematite Fe2O3
2
5
21. Flourite CaF2
2
3
22. Sulfur S
1
1
23. Muscovite KAl3Si3O10(OH)2
5
21
24. Calcite CaCO3
3
5
25. Talc Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
4
21
IV. Mineral Make-Up
Directions: Answer the following questions using the table below. Be careful some
questions have multiple answers. You need to have all possible answers to be
correct.
Quartz SiO2
Pyrite FeS
Corundum Al2O3
26.
Which mineral is carbonate, a compound that contains a
combination of carbon and oxygen?
27.
About 92% of the rock-forming minerals in the Earth’s crust are
silicates, compounds that contain silicon, oxygen, and one or
more metals. Which minerals are silicates?
28.
Which minerals are oxides, compounds that consist of oxygen
and one other element?
29.
Which minerals are sulfides, compounds that consist of sulfur
and one other element?
30.
Which minerals are halides, compounds consisting of fluorine,
chlorine, iodine, or bromine combined with sodium, potassium,
or calcium?
31.
Which element occurs most frequently in this table of minerals?
32.
Which mineral is also considered a native element on the
periodic table?
33.
TIE BREAKER: Which minerals contain metals?
Galena PbS
Halite NaCl
Hematite Fe2O3
Flourite CaF2
Sulfur S
Muscovite KAl3Si3O10(OH)2
Calcite CaCO3
Talc Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
IV. Mineral Make-Up Answers
26. Calcite
27. Muscovite; talc
28. Quartz; corundum; hematite
29. Galena; pyrite
30. Flourite; halite
31. Oxygen
32. sulfur
Tie Breaker
Muscovite
Hematite
Galena
Pyrite
Corundum
Halite
Flourite
Calcite
Talc
Bonus Questions Answers
B1.
B2.
B3.
B4.
B5.
B6.
Atoms
Nucleus
Electron
Proton
Element
28
B7.
B8.
B9.
B10.
14
14
11
12
Closure
What are minerals made of?
What determines how minerals are
categorized into groups?