The document provides information to distinguish between elements and compounds. It notes that elements are pure substances made of only one type of atom, while compounds contain two or more different types of atoms bonded together in a specific ratio. Several examples of common elements and compounds are given, along with their constituent elements and ratios. The last part describes a hypothetical scenario in 2032 where the reader discovers a new compound on Jupiter and must document its name, properties, constituent elements, and atomic structure.

1. Element vs
Compound Mini
Lesson

2. What’s an element?
 Remember…. A pure substance….that can
not be broken down into another
substance…..
 Name 5 elements?

3. Pod Discussion: Do you think
elements combine? Explain your
thinking…. provide evidence?
Salt Water Sugar

4. Compound
write this down in your ISN
 Pure substance composed of two or more different
elements joined by chemical bonds.
 These chemical bonds can only be separated by other
chemicals. You can not physically pull, cut, or tear a
compound apart.
 Made of elements in a specific ratio .

5. What does ratio mean?
How much of one
thing is compared to
another.

6. Compound CO is a deadly
compound… What
two elements is it
made from? What is
the ratio of
elements?
Carbon and Oxygen
Waist gas from an
engine.
Carbon Monoxide

7. Carbon Monoxide

8. Compound
NaCl/ is a common
compound… What
two elements is it
made from? What is
the ratio of
elements?
Sodium
Chlorine/Chloride
Salt

9. Sodium Chloride
A square compound under a
microscope.

10. Compound
C12H22O11 is a
common
compound… What
three elements is it
made from? What is
the ratio of
elements?
Carbon Hydrogen
Oxygen
Table sugar

11. Sugar

12. Compound SiO2is a common
compound… What
two elements is it
made from? What is
the ratio of
elements?
Silicon Oxygen
Silicon Oxide
Sand

13. 1 Silicon element
Chemically bonded to
2 Oxygen elements

14. Compound N2O is a common
compound… What
two elements is it
made from? What is
the ratio of
elements?
Nitrogen Oxygen
Nitrous Oxide
Laughing Gas

16. Pod Discussion: What’s the
difference between an element
and a compound?
 An element contains just one type of atom.
 A compound contains two or more different
atoms joined chemically in a ratio.

17. Element, or Compound?
Copper

18. Element, or Compound?
Copper

19. Element, or Compound?
Table Sugar

20. Element, or Compound?
Table Sugar

21. Element, or Compound?
Diamond

22. Element, or Compound?
Diamond

23. Element or Compound,?
Neon Gas

24. Element, or Compound?
Neon Gas

25. Element, or Compound,?
Pure Water

26. Element, or Compound?
Pure Water

27. Element, or Compound?
Aluminum

28. Element, or Compound?
Aluminum

29. Element, or Compound?
Silver

30. Element, or Compound?
Silver

31. Element, or Compound?
Sand

32. Element, or Compound?
Sand

34. Compound Discovery
It is the year 2032 and you and a partner have just been asked to join
NASA on a trip to Jupiter. On this trip, your team discovered a brand new
compound that no one has ever seen. Upon further investigation, you
also noticed the compound was made up of elements commonly found
on the periodic table and ones that have also never been seen. To
introduce the world to the new compound, you need to chart the
following information:
 Name of Compound
 Colored Picture of the discovered compound
 Description of the physical and chemical properties of the
compound
 List of all of the elements that are bonded together to make up
the compound (minimum of 2, real or made up)
 Atomic #, Atomic Mass, Protons, Neutrons and Electrons written
out for each element
 Atomic Drawing of the compound. Showing how each element
bonds to the other (Protons, Neutrons and Electrons) (Each
Element wants 8 electrons in their outer roadway, so they
may share electrons/Bond)