8SCI Element: ____________ Name: _______________
Adopt-an-Element Learning Task
Create an information sheet for your adopted element, using a variety of referenced sources as part of your
research. You may choose to use credible online resources to help with this!
Your information sheet must tick off each of the points listed in the below information sheet checklist to
obtain full marks. You’ll also need to provide a minimum of 3 Harvard referenced sources.
Either digitally or on paper (A4), create an advertisement for your element. As you did for the information
sheet, your advertisement/poster must tick off each of the points listed in the element poster checklist to
obtain full marks.
Advertisements should be neat, colourful, & contain relevant/engaging pictures.
Information sheet checklist
Element name.
Element symbol.
Atomic number.
Atomic mass.
Number of protons.
Number of neutrons.
Number of electrons.
Melting point of element.
Boiling point of element.
Cost (e.g. $50 per 10 grams).
Classification of element (i.e. metal, non-metal, or metalloid).
Family in which element belongs (e.g. Lanthanides).
Origin of element name.
Whomever discovered the element.
Any other interesting & relevant information (e.g. uses & applications to wider society, compounds
formed from this element, random facts, etc.).
Element poster checklist
Element’s symbol. 33 7 4 .9 At o m i c M a s s
Element’s name.
As
Atomic number. At o m i c Nu m b e r
Atomic mass.
Ad slogan (or a catchy rhyme!). S y m b o l & Na m e
Cost of the element.
Your name. Ar s e n i c
A relevant & engaging picture or
drawing. Ar s e n i c ’s a s u r e fi r e w a y
Your ad must follow a similar t o d e a l w it h a n a s t y r a t , S lo g a n
format as this example! It w o r k s b e t t e r t h a n
a m e a n o ld c a t !
C o s t = $ 3 . 2 0 fo r 1 g r a m Cos t
J oh n S m it h Na m e
