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. . 45-1 (91) Release Date: November 2-8 for Especially and their e I By BETTY DEBNAM What Chemistry Is All About from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam @1991 Universal P.... SyndlCllte Itty-Bitty Atoms When atoms join THArs 'DD,DDD,DDD ATOMSI Atoms Atoms are teeny-weeny. You could fit 100 million on the tip of your little finger! They are so small that no one has ever seen an atom all by itself. Atoms are what chemistry is all about. Chemistry is the study of substances and what they are made of. All substances are made of atoms. However, you can see lots of atoms when they are together. In all of nature, there are more than 100 types of atoms. Each type is called an element. Symbols for atoms Chemists use symbols to stand for atoms or elements. They often use the first letter as the symbol. o is the symbol for oxygen. When two elements begin with the same letter, a second letter is added. Ne is the symbol for neon. Most of the names are based on Greek or Roman words. Some are old words that we do not use today. Pb is the symbol for lead. It stands for the word "plumbum." Atoms all around When atoms join together, they make molecules. Oxygen Hydrogen and oxygen in water • carbon .o~gen • h'ldrogen When these atoms attach to each other, they make a chemical molecule called cellulose. You eat, drink and breathe atoms. You are quite a mixture of atoms and molecules. Your body is a wonderful chemical plant. What chemists do Chemists work with atoms and study how they interact with each other. Chemists also study substances to discover which atoms they are made up of. Atoms and you Your body is made up of atoms. Your hair and fingernails are made up of atoms of • carbon • hydrogen • oxygen • nitrogen • sulfur These atoms make a molecule called protein. Your skin is made of atoms of • carbon • hydrogen • oxygen • phosphorus HELP WANTED: CHEMISTS . The week of Nov. 3-9 is National Chemistry Week. One purpose of the week is to encourage kids to become chemists. Much of our country's future depends on the new products that well-trained chemists develop. I National Chemistry Week is sponsored by the . American Chemical Society. Please include all of the appropriate registered trademark symbols and copyright lines in any publication of The Mini Page®. 45-2 (91) Release Date: November 2-8 Fill in the blanks below with tools that chemists use. ACROSS: DOWN: 1C1tt )$ill of Rights Part 2: from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 1991 Universal Press Syndicate The Bill of Rights had a long history of events that led to its creation in 1791. Below are some steps along the way. English Bill of Rights, 1689 • King William III and Queen ,..------......., Mary II agreed to protect free speech and the right to keep weapons. They also promised to treat prisoners better. 6. nrJ 7.~ Toleration Act, 1689 • The English Parliament passed a law that was a beginning step toward religious liberty. It allowed some Protestants to build places of worship. John Peter Zenger trial, 1735 • John Peter Zenger was tried for printing a story about government dishonesty. ANew York jury found him innocent. This was the first step toward a free press in America. r~~=;::;:;;-, (To be continued: This is the second in a five-part timeline about the Bill of Rights. To complete the timeline, put all five parts together.) This is the 19th in a "mini" series abut the Bill of Rights. Education consultant: Wynell Schamel, education specialist at the National Archives. from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 1991 Universal Press Mini Spy. • Mini Spy and Basset are conducting chemical experiments. See if you can find: • cardinal • horse's head • strawberry • arrow • letter A ". umbrella • elephant ---...---r::o.-==-""".....,..~~"'--I • ruler • question ~~~~2~ mark • word MINI • sword f----=:;~~~>oL:...J..p.=:t_~...,...,,k.l_.,.:;:::::'7.....£r":~~""f>4.L.L::._l • peanut JL:~~L..L-L~:!!::2::::::::::'~L.JL.-.i....JdL-L---' • kite • sailboat • letter V • letter Z • letter D • letter T ~:$~m~J~'~ ~:~:;;;~o,~;:.~~~ Words about chemistry are hidden in the block below. See if you can find: ELEMENTS, CHEMISTRY, TEST TUBES, BEAKERS, COMPUTERS, SCALES, SCIENCE, METALS, NON-METALS, CARBON, HYDROGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, ATOMS, IRON. C A K Q E L E MEN T S T W N WOULD YOU LIKE H B CAR BON L R U X B S 0 TO BE A CHEMIST? E M H Y D R 0 G E N 0 0 E C N M E D M S U L FUR R X A A M I T GAT 0 M S N S V Y K L E SAC 0 M PUT E R S GEE T T L NIT R 0 G E N Y E R S A R S T EST TUB E S N S I L Y I RON SCI E N C E J 0 S Please include all of the appropriate registered trademark symbols and copyright lines in any publication of The Mini Page®. 45-3 (91) Release Date: November 2-8 The Mini Page Book of States is packed with helpful information on every state: capitals, birds, flowers, trees, industry and crops, geographical and historical facts, and more. To order, send check or money order for $4.95 plus $1 postage and handling per copy, payable to Andrews and McMeel, P.O. Box 419150, Kansas City, Mo. 64141. Help Alpha Mouse find the beaker for his experiment. I -\0 Q 0- - -• I ci? cO from The Mini Page by Betty Oebnam <l:) 1991 Universal Pre•• Syndicate Meet Vanilla Ice I , • •,...( 1 Vanilla Ice had one of the most popular songs of last year. His album, which came out in September 1990, has sold several million copies. Vanilla Ice is also an actor and dancer. He was in the last Teenage Mutant Ninja Thrtles movie. He grew up in Miami and Dallas. His mother taught music in Miami. One of his favorite interests while growing up was music. His career started when a friend secretly entered him in a talent contest in Dallas. He was such a hit that he was signed to a record label that night. Celebrate the Bill of Rights' Bicentennial with The Mini Page Bill of Rights Packet. Features 12 issues of the popular Bill of Rights series from The Mini Page and A Guide to the Bill of Rights: Words and Terms You Need to Know Booklet. __ " --~ .,;_- -~~~~;, ·it~ ~{ ~,!!!~ . HOW 10 ROOSTERS ANI HENS lANCE? Issues include: Madison and Mason, Women's ~\i't~t~O'" Rights, The First Amendment and Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Assembly and Petition, The Rights of Blacks, The 14th Amendment, Due Process, Children's Rights, The Supreme Court, and an interview with former Chief Justice Warren Burger. Q: Where do fish wash? A; In the river basin! Send only checks or money orders payable to Andrews and McMeel. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Mail to The Mini Page Bill of Rights Packet, P.O. Box 419150, Kansas City, MO 64141. (Bulk discount information available upon request.) Q: What do you call a baby whale that cries? A; A little blubber! Please send: _ _ copies of The Mini Page Bill of Rights' Packet at $8.00 plus $1 for postage and handling each. Total amount enclosed $ _ __ Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ City State _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Zip @.CK TO CHICKIl- Kids! Do you know any good jokes? Please send them to us at The Mini Page, P.O. Box 70567, Washington, D.C. 20024. from The Mini Page by Betty Oebnam <l:) 1991 Universal Pre.. Syndicate Please include all of the appropriate registered trademark symbols and copyright lines in any publication of The Mini Page®. 45-4 (91) Release Date: November 2-8 from The Mini Page by Betty Debl\llm @1991 Universal P.... Syndicate The Periodic Table Organizing Atoms The inventor In 1834, a Russian scientist and college professor, Dmitry Mendeleyev (Duh-MEE-tree Mend-del-LAY-uv), figured out an important table, or chart. Mendeleyev discovered that certain atoms or elements always behaved the same way when they came in contact with certain other atoms or elements. He found that he could group them together according to how they behaved when compared with each other. His interest in cards helped him invent the chart. He wrote the symbols for the elements on cards and spread them out. Thday, no chemist would be without the periodic table! Il. III f ii J A chemist checks out her periodic table. You will find these charts on display in most chemistry labs. Many chemists have the table in their computers. The periodic table is a list of all of the elements arranged in rows and columns. All of the elements in the ---,--vertical columns (up and H down) are alike in some ways. 3 . .. All of the elements in the horizontal rows (left to right) are about the same size. How chemists use the table Chemistry is the study of how elements or atoms i.nteract with each other. By using the periodic table, a chemist can tell: • ifone substance will mix with another substance. • how much of a substance to mix together to get another substance. • what will happen when they do mix. 4 Li Be 11 12 Na Mg 19 The periodic table 210 21 K Ca Sc 37 38 Rb Sr 55 Cs 17 Fr 311 Y 23 V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni CU 40 41 42 24 215 26 43 44 75 76 74 57 72 Hf Ta W Re Os 89 104 105 106 107 Ra 89 27 45 28 ... 47 30 Zn 48 He 5 c 7 8 N 9 10 B 0 F Ne 13 14 15 16 6 AI Sl 31 32 Ga Ge 49 50 P 33 S 34 73 77 Ir 78 Pt 79 10 82 81 Au Hg n Pb 17 18 CI Ar 35 36 As Se Br Kr 51 53 52 Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn SI) Te Ba La 5& 29 22 Tl ~ 83 84 54 I Xe 85 86 BI Po At Rn Ac Unq Unp Unh Uns Most of the elements in the periodic table are metals. The bold line divides the metals from the non-metals. The numbers at the top are called the atomic numbers. The letters are symbols for the chemicals. The tables have other elements and numbers, but we left them out to save space. Here are some everyday things and some of the elements from which they are made. Can you find them on the periodic table? We have given the item, the chemical and the symbol. ill 0 Table salt • sodium: Na • chlorine: CI U)(eJO Glass • silicon: Si • oxygen: 0 Water • hydrogen: H ~ Sugar Chalk • carbon: C • hydrogen: H • calcium: Ca • carbon: C ~ Matches • sulfur: S ~ Knives, forks, spoons • iron: Fe ~ Pencil points • carbon: C Toothpaste • fluorine: F Coins from ... • nickel: Ni Please include all of the appropriate registered trademark symbols and copyright lines in any publication of The Mini Page®. 45-5 (91) Release Date: November 2-8 Discover what chemistry is all about In jhf~~'iJii by Betty Debnam Appearing in your newspaper on _ _ __ (Note to Editor: Above is camera-ready, one columnby-4%-inch ad promoting Issue 45.) '"'; ' : i,iPi · ~ . k.dA .nd 'h';~ 'f.mH;i ~""· $ from The Mini Page by Belty Debnam © 1991 Universal Press Syndicale Teacher's Guide For use by teachers and parents at home and at school. For use with issue: Itty-Bitty Atoms Main idea: 'Ib celebrate National Chemistry Week, this issue is about chemistry and the periodic table. The following is a list of activities to be used with this issue. They are listed in order of difficulty, with the easier pre-reader assignments listed first. Ask the children to do the following: 1. Find the following pictures: a scientist, a tree, Alpha Betty reading a book, a sugar bowl, a tube of toothpaste, a pencil, a boy holding two glasses, a set of silverware, a saltshaker, matches, three coins. 2. Draw a picture of yourself dressed as a scientist. 3. What are atoms? What part do they play in our world? Why is it important to know about science? Would you like to be a scientist? If so, what would you like to study? What do you think scientists of the future will study? 4. Answer the following questions: a. Who is Dmitry Mendeleyev and what did he do? b. What is chemistry? c. How big are atoms? 5. When a teacher calls out a symbol from the periodic table, give the common name for that element. 6. What are your hair and fingernails made of? What are the symbols for these elements? 7. Post the periodic table in a place that is easy to read. Study it to learn about the elements and their symbols. 8. Find the following words: atom, professor, symbol, element, molecule, contact, calcium, metals, interact, lab. Define and make up a new sentence for each one. 9. Look through your newspaper for articles on science. 10. Do further research on the periodic table. 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