Group1Chem

=Group Members: = =Organization is key! =  Do you lose stuff in your bedroom? Have you spent countless hours looking for that lost sock or that missing piece of Ms. Johnson's homework? If so, then you need ORGANIZATION! Science is all about organization. Your Mastery Assessment is to create an an infomercial with the purpose of selling the periodic table to a group of very unorganized scientists.

=What should you know? = >
 * 1) What is an element?**In chemistry, a part or aspect of something abstract.**
 * 2) What are elements made of?**an atomic structure**
 * 3) How are elements different from each other?**Atoms of different elements are different because of the number of protons.**
 * 4) How many different elements are there?**112**
 * 5) In terms of chemistry--what is a property?**a substance to change into a new and completely different substance.**
 * 6) How are elements on the periodic table grouped? Why?**they are grouped in rows**
 * 7) What are the vertical columns and the horizontal rows called on the periodic table? What are their significance?**vertical:group or family/horizontal:period,it is arranged by atomic numbers.**
 * 8) What are the features of the periodic table? (How do you read it?)**organizes elements by increasing atomic numbers(# of protons).**

=Mastery Assessment = //Deadline: 3/2/2010// Science Rocks, Inc. has hired you for a marketing assignment. You and your team have been tasked with creating an infomercial with the purpose of selling the periodic table to a group of unorganized scientists. They see nothing wrong with the way they keep their elements "organized" so you must point out every feature of the periodic table to prove to them they //need// this tool.

media type="file" key="Periodic Table.3gp" 